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The Plague of Thebes, a Historical Epidemic in Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex
Sophocles, one of the most noted playwrights of the ancient world, wrote the tragedy Oedipus Rex in the first half of the decade 430–420 bc. A lethal plague is described in this drama. We adopted a critical approach to Oedipus Rex in analyzing the literary description of the disease, unraveling its...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3310127/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22261081 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1801.AD1801 |