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Book SynopsisLowell Edmunds combines two readings of the "Oedipus at Colonus" to arrive at a fresh way of looking at Greek tragedy. He sets forth a semiotic theory of theatrical space and then applies his theory to the visual and spacial dimensions of the "Oedipus at Colonus".
Trade ReviewIn sum, Edmunds offers a theoretically sophisticated vision of post-modern Sophocles; I have learned much from this book. * New England Classical Journal *
A specialized and challenging study. -- Clfton Kreps, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO * Religious Studies Review, Vol. 24 No. 3 / July 1998 *
To what extent is the meaning of a historically remote text anchored to the past? In this provocative new historical reading of Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus, Edmunds explores the archaeology of meaning from the suggestive vantage point of a classicist fully at home with the major issues of contemporary critical theory. -- Michael Issacharoff, University of Western Ontario
Table of ContentsChapter 1 List of Illustrations. Acknowledgments. Introduction: Geography, Philosophy, and the Environment Chapter 2 On the Ethical Determination of Geography: A Kantian prolegomenon Chapter 3 Nature Presence: Reflections on Healing and Domination Chapter 4 The Taking Clause and the Meanings of Land Chapter 5 Muslim Contributions to Geography and Environmental Ethics: The Challenges of Comparison and Pluralism Chapter 6 The Dialectical Social Geography of Eliseè Reclus Chapter 7 The Maintenance of Natural Capital: Motivations and Methods Chapter 8 Wilderness Management Chapter 9 Mead and Heidegger: Exploring the Ethics and Theory of Space, Place, and the Environment Chapter 10 Critical Reflections on Biocentric Environmental Ethics: Is It an Alternative to Anthropocentrism? Chapter 11 Ecology, Modernity, and the Intellectual Legacy of the Frankfurt School Chapter 12 Critical Questions in Environmental Philosophy Chapter 13 Index
