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John Lydgate's The Siege of Thebes, written c. 1421–22, is the only Middle English poetic text that recounts the fratricidal struggle between Oedipus's sons Eteocles and Polynices as they contend for the lordship of Thebes. The text reflects the problem of poetic authority and the political and ethical themes of Lydgate's poetic career in the 1420s, when he was writing as a Lancastrian propagandist and as unofficial royal poet.

The Siege of Thebes

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John Lydgate's The Siege of Thebes, written c. 1421–22, is the only Middle English poetic text that recounts the fratricidal... Read more

    Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications
    Publication Date: 01/03/2001
    ISBN13: 9781580440745, 978-1580440745
    ISBN10: 1580440746

    Number of Pages: 208

    Fiction , Poetry

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    John Lydgate's The Siege of Thebes, written c. 1421–22, is the only Middle English poetic text that recounts the fratricidal struggle between Oedipus's sons Eteocles and Polynices as they contend for the lordship of Thebes. The text reflects the problem of poetic authority and the political and ethical themes of Lydgate's poetic career in the 1420s, when he was writing as a Lancastrian propagandist and as unofficial royal poet.

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