Louis Bouwmeester as Oedipus in a Dutch production of Oedipus the King
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- | ''[[Louis Bouwmeester as Oedipus in a Dutch production of Oedipus the King]]'' (c. 1896)[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oedipus.jpg] is the informal title of a photo taken of Dutch actor [[Louis Bouwmeester]] playing [[Oedipus]] in ''[[Oedipus the King]]''. In the photo, he has just [[gouged his eyes]] out and is bleeding. | + | |
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- | ==Blinding episode== | + | |
:And in his rage some demon pointed him | :And in his rage some demon pointed him | ||
:The way, — for 'twas no man of us at hand. | :The way, — for 'twas no man of us at hand. | ||
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:Chanting this strain, not once but oftentimes | :Chanting this strain, not once but oftentimes | ||
:He dashed the points into his eyes ; and soon | :He dashed the points into his eyes ; and soon | ||
- | :The bleeding pupils moistened aU his beard, | + | :The bleeding pupils moistened all his beard, |
:Nor stinted the dark flood, but all at once | :Nor stinted the dark flood, but all at once | ||
:The ruddy hail poured forth with plenteous shower. | :The ruddy hail poured forth with plenteous shower. | ||
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:Without exemption, that hath e'er been named. | :Without exemption, that hath e'er been named. | ||
- | ::--tr. Lewis Campbell | + | ::-- [[The Oedipus Tyrannus]], tr. Lewis Campbell |
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+ | [[Image:Louis Bouwmeester as Oedipus in a Dutch production of Oedipus the King.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Louis Bouwmeester as Oedipus in a Dutch production of Oedipus the King]]]] | ||
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+ | ''[[Louis Bouwmeester as Oedipus in a Dutch production of Oedipus the King]]'' (c. 1896)[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oedipus.jpg] is the informal title of a photo taken of Dutch actor [[Louis Bouwmeester]] playing [[Oedipus]] in ''[[Oedipus the King]]''. In the photo, he has just [[gouged his eyes]] out and is bleeding. | ||
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Louis Bouwmeester as Oedipus in a Dutch production of Oedipus the King (c. 1896)[1] is the informal title of a photo taken of Dutch actor Louis Bouwmeester playing Oedipus in Oedipus the King. In the photo, he has just gouged his eyes out and is bleeding.
See also
- The blinding scene in Sophocles's Oedipus the King
- Enucleation of the eye
- Louis Bouwmeester
- Oedipus
- Oedipus the King
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