Through various revelations, King Oedipus of Thebes learns he has unknowingly killed his father, Laius, and married his mother, Jocasta. Horrified by the knowledge, Jocasta kills herself and Oedipus ...

President Trump and a detail of "Oedipus and the Sphinx" by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, part of the collection at the Louvre in Paris. (Trump photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images; "Oedipus" image by ...

Montaigne, quoting from ancient sources, describes a painting of the sacrifice of Iphigenia. In it, the victim’s father is shown with a veil hanging over his face, as if to say, Montaigne suggests, ...

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This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Chances are you’ve never seen a staging of Stravinsky’s ‘Oedipus Rex’ ...

Adam Larsen has a most interesting job, although not one that’s easy to define. Trained as a cinematographer, currently he goes by the more nebulous "creative director," which more or less means ...

Some of Hollywood’s most respected actors performed “Oedipus Rex” for a global audience of thousands Thursday night – on Zoom. Frances McDormand, John Turturro, Oscar Isaac and others read from the ...

He’s a Public Advocate for All Seasons. Jumaane Williams, the city’s top public watchdog, will take the stage in October, when he is scheduled to appear in all three plays of Sophocles’ Oedipus ...

The following content is purely satirical and entirely fictional. Several students on campus completing the Humanities (HUM) sequence have recently reported developing psychological symptoms in line ...