Oedipus, Philosopher (Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics)

Oedipus, Philosopher (Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics)

by Catherine Porter (Translator), Jean-JosephGoux (Author)

Synopsis

This book argues that instead of the Oedipus complex explaining the myth, the Oedipus myth explains the complex. The author argues that the Oedipus myth is an historical anomaly, a myth of failed royal investiture or of avoided masculine initiation.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 228
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 31 Mar 1994

ISBN 10: 0804721718
ISBN 13: 9780804721714