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Creon begins protesting his innocence and denying that he is part of any conspiracy. The editors of the anthology have sought to find economical ways to place texts within their cultural contexts, and have selected and grouped our materials in ways intended to foster connections and conversations across the anthology. A critical history of english literature, volume 3 by. And the title of that story comes from an old africanamerican spiritual of the same name. A collection of king arthurs adventures, from his ascent to king of britain to his death. Oedipus the king novel unit bmi educational services. He had been absent when oedipus accused him and teiresias of conspiring to seize power.
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