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Then Sphynx began to rage

DMI number:
20922
Poem Aliases
Dryden and Lee. Oedipus. Act 1.
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Evidence:
First Line:
Then Sphynx began to rage
Last Line:
The blood of Laius curdled in his veins
Poem Genre / Form:
Extract / snippet from longer work
Themes:
Mythology
Related People
Author:
John Dryden
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Comments:
Extract from Oedipus Act 1. Calif. XIII (1985): 138, 132 [non-sequential passages: ‘cruddled in his veins’]
Author:
Nathaniel Lee
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Comments:
Extract w. variants from Oedipus Act 1. Calif. XIII (1985): 138, 132.
Content/Publication
Title:
Thesaurus Dramaticus [II] [T134540] [ecco]
Page No(s):
pp.236-237
Poem Title:
[no title]
Attribution:
Dr. Oed.
Attributed To:
John Dryden