How Long to Read Oedipus Redeemed

How Long Does it Take to Read Oedipus Redeemed?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 22 minutes to read Oedipus Redeemed by Kalman J. Kaplan

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

An initial play, Oedipus in Jerusalem, related the narrative of Nathan, the biblical prophet, encountering the blinded Oedipus wandering alone outside of Thebes. Nathan brings him to Jerusalem to be tried at the Jewish Sanhedrin. The Greek playwright Sophocles is the prosecutor, and Nathan serves as the defense attorney. Oedipus is acquitted, but he refuses to accept his acquittal, shouting, "I am guilty! I am guilty of patricide and incest."Oedipus Redeemed focuses on Nathan and Sophocles combining forces to present Oedipus with two dialogues of historical/biblical characters within the play. The first contrasts the suicide of the Greek Zeno the Stoic after a minor mishap with the life affirmation expressed by the biblical Job after monumental losses. This is designed to uncover the possibility that Oedipus is experiencing shame rather than guilt (after all, he did not commit suicide until after he blinded himself). Nathan and Sophocles focus on the secondary psychological benefit Oedipus has received from insisting on his guilt, and on his coming to terms with the fact that he had blinded himself needlessly if he was innocent. The second dialogue between the biblical prophetess Judith and the blind Greek seer Teiresias focuses on the biblical story of Samson being betrayed by "following his eyes." Insight is contrasted with sight. Oedipus's surviving daughter Ismene reunites with Oedipus, telling him she loves and needs him. The play ends with Oedipus's return to the Sanhedrin, tentatively and tearfully accepting his acquittal.

How long is Oedipus Redeemed?

Oedipus Redeemed by Kalman J. Kaplan is 82 pages long, and a total of 20,664 words.

This makes it 28% the length of the average book. It also has 25% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Oedipus Redeemed Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 52 minutes to read Oedipus Redeemed aloud.

What Reading Level is Oedipus Redeemed?

Oedipus Redeemed is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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