Siege of Thebes PB by Robert R. Edwards, John Lydgate

Siege of Thebes PB

Robert R. Edwards, John Lydgate

208 pages first pub 1422 (editions)

poetry challenging informative reflective fast-paced
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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 p...

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