Exile and Isolation: Transformation in Oedipus at Colonus

dc.contributor.advisorAhsanuzzaman, Dr. Ahmed
dc.contributor.authorSakhawat, Jafna Binte
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-17T13:58:56Z
dc.date.available2026-06-17T13:58:56Z
dc.date.issued2025-12
dc.descriptionThis thesis is submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English Literature (EL), 2025.
dc.description.abstractIn the second play of the trilogy, Oedipus the King, Oedipus, solves the riddle of the Sphinx, saves Thebes and becomes its king. Proud and nonchalant, he openly criticized the person who is the cause of pollution and the long aridity in Thebes. He also announces a harsh punishment by saying, “Drive him out, each of you, from every home. He is the plague, the heart of our corruption” (275), without the knowledge of him being the culprit. He also promises to bring justice to Laius’ murder, saying, “So, I will fight for him as if he were my father” (301), being unaware that Laius is his father. This highlights the tragic irony of his situation.
dc.identifier.otherID: 2130719
dc.identifier.otherhttps://ar.iub.edu.bd/handle/11348/1248
dc.identifier.urihttps://ar.iub.edu.bd/handle/11348/1248
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherIndependent University, Bangladesh
dc.sourceIUB Academic Repository
dc.subjectGreek Tragedy
dc.subjectExile in Literature
dc.subjectIdentity Transformation
dc.subjectPsychological Criticism
dc.subjectEdward Said’s Exile Theory
dc.titleExile and Isolation: Transformation in Oedipus at Colonus
dc.typeThesis

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