Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Poem as Fact: The Historical Method in Literary Criticism -- 2 Stage Directions for Sophocles' Oedipus the King -- 3 Oedipus Pharmakos? Alleged Scapegoating in the Play -- 4 Asserting Eternal Providence: The Question of Guilt -- 5 The Authority of Prophecy: Theodicy in the play -- 6 Reading the Name of Oedipus and Other Riddles -- 7 The Humiliation of Oedipus -- 8 Conclusion -- Appendix A: The Date of the Play -- Appendix B: The Scene of the Crime -- Appendix C: The Meaning of υφειρπε γαρ πολυ (786) -- Notes -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.