Sainte-Beuve deemed Athalie comparable to an Athenian tragedy by who?
Oedipus Rex Oedipus Rex, also known by its Greek title, Oedipus Tyrannus (Ancient Greek: Οἰδίπους Τύραννος IPA: [oidípuːs týranːos]), or Oedipus the King, is an Athenian tragedy by Sophocles that was first performed around 429 BC. Originally, to the ancient Greeks, the title was simply "Oedipus" ("Οἰδίπους"), as it is referred to by Aristotle in the "Poetics". It is thought to have been renamed "Oedipus Tyrannus" to distinguish it from "Oedipus at Colonus". In antiquity, the term “tyrant” referred to a ruler, but it did not necessarily have a negative connotation.
Odysseus Acanthoplex Odysseus Acanthoplex (Ancient Greek: Ὀδυσσεὺς ἀκανθοπλήξ , "Odysseus Akanthoplēx", "Odysseus wounded by a spine"; also known as "Odysseus Wounded", "Odysseus Spine-struck" and "Odysseus Wounded by the Spine") is a lost play by the Athenian dramatist Sophocles. Several fragments are extant. The plot told of Odysseus' death, accidentally killed by his son Telegonus. Some scholars believe that another Sophocles' title, Niptra (Νιπτρα, "The Footwashing", "The Washing"), is the same play as "Odysseus Acanthoplex". Dana Sutton, however, disputes this, suggesting that "Niptra" was a separate play dealing with Odysseus' return to Ithaca but not with his death.