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is not a tragedy of fate or a conflict between men and Gods. What they have considered to be essential was actually an afterthought, a garment, a disguise, a fabric added to the stuff itself in order to mask its nakedness.

For example, whenever critics have considered Oedipus Rex to be a tragedy of fate, a conflict between men and gods, a theological drama, etc., what they have considered to be the essential element of the play was actually an afterthought, a garment, a disguise, a fabric added to the Stoff itself in order to mask its nakedness.' (Derrida 'purveyor of truth' 33)

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