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The Oedipus story survives, the paper said, "because it embodies the deep human sense that free will is a fragile thing, and no inheritance, however noble, frees one from the mark of sin.
Poet Muriel Rukeyser envisions Oedipus “old and blinded” asking the Sphinx why he hadn't recognized his own mother.
By Saturday, the pundits were smelling smoke but decided that the press still hadn't "found the fire" (Evan Thomas, Inside Washington ). Charles Krauthammer ( Inside Washington ) sensed an element of "Greek tragedy" to the story, although he didn't specify whether he was referring to Oedipus Rex or Antigone . Thomas and Jack Germond found it easier to cast aspersions on Clinton's partner in ...
The Sphinx may be silent, as in many traditions, or not, but she and Oedipus, who did not recognize parents of either gender, probably do not understand the same language.
“When you say Man,” said Oedipus, “you include woman too.