The resurrection of the Sophoclean phoenix: Jean Cocteau's 'La Machine Infernale'

Authors :: Page, H. Dwight
Source :: Classical and Modern Literature: A Quarterly. Summer, 1998, Vol. 18 Issue 4, p329, 15 p.
Publication Year :: 1998
Abstract: Jean Cocteau's play 'La Machine Infernale' owes much of its theme and story to Sophocles' 'Oedipus the King.' Cocteau emphasized the theme of incest more than the theme of patricide, but the play is deeply concerned with matters of predestination and irony. It is an important example of a modern tragedy whose roots are in classical literature.

Subjects :: La Machine Infernale (Play) -- Criticism and interpretation
Drama -- Criticism and interpretation
Classical literature -- Usage
Literature/writing

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