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

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Table of Contents
      Preface
      Introduction
      Select Bibliography

      The Siege of Thebes

      Explanatory Notes
      Textual Notes
      Glossary

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