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Two Legends: Oedipus and Theseus (Vintage V-66)
Two Legends Oedipus and Theseus - Vintage V-66 Author:Andre Gide Here in one volum are two wholly remarkable modern recastings of ancient legend. The first is Gide's variation on Oedipus, in which the drama of the theme makes its effect through a conflict of ideas. The second legend--Theseus--is a charming version--with Theseus himself as narrator--of the story of the lover of Ariadne, the sla... more »yer of the Minotaur, the founder of Athens. No reader of Gide need be told that Oedipus and Theseus, though using the characters of well-known myths, are the product of an exceedingly contemporary mind and deal with timeless aspects of human life.« less