Oedipus Rex: ATragic Hero
Title: Oedipus Rex: ATragic Hero
Category: /Arts & Humanities
Details: Words: 1473 | Pages: 5 (approximately 235 words/page)
Oedipus Rex: ATragic Hero
Category: /Arts & Humanities
Details: Words: 1473 | Pages: 5 (approximately 235 words/page)
Throughout history, playing cards and card games have reflected us as a society, much as
art or music has. They have survived for hundreds of years because of the pleasure in playing the
game, their use in gambling and their popularity with royalty. The game arrived in Europe from Eastern Asia, where it originated, mostly through trade routs and migrating peoples. The process of card making became an industry due to the wide spread appeal
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and west, is testimony to the enjoyment derived from playing these games.
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**Bibliography**
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Perry Hargrave, Catherine, A History of Playing Cards, Toronto, General Publishing, 1985.