Oedipus Rex: The Recovery of Oedipus

Series: Humanities Series (Ebec)

Duration: 31

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1959

Creator: Coun for a TV Course in the Humanit

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Employs scenes from the play's conclusion to show that while seemingly Oedipus' search for truth and his high personal qualities have led to destruction, he is redeemed by the realization that his fault was not guilt but ignorance of the prophecy's inevitable fulfillment. Concludes by indicating that Oedipus learned that he, and all men, are neither gods who control destiny, nor beasts doomed to live unthinkingly, but lie somewhere in between. Oedipus is identified as one of the first of Western literature's great searchers for man's place in the universe., Considers how the Greek tragedy shows man as somewhere between God and beast, always looking for his rightful place.

Complete Record: Employs scenes from the play's conclusion to show that while seemingly Oedipus' search for truth and his high personal qualities have led to destruction, he is redeemed by the realization that his fault was not guilt but ignorance of the prophecy's inevitable fulfillment. Concludes by indicating that Oedipus learned that he, and all men, are neither gods who control destiny, nor beasts doomed to live unthinkingly, but lie somewhere in between. Oedipus is identified as one of the first of Western literature's great searchers for man's place in the universe., Considers how the Greek tragedy shows man as somewhere between God and beast, always looking for his rightful place.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.