Oedipus and the Oedipus Complex

A Revision

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Mental Health
Cover of the book Oedipus and the Oedipus Complex by Dietmar Seel, Burkhard Ullrich, Florian Daniel Zepf, Siegfried Zepf, Taylor and Francis
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Author: Dietmar Seel, Burkhard Ullrich, Florian Daniel Zepf, Siegfried Zepf ISBN: 9780429916700
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: March 26, 2018
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Dietmar Seel, Burkhard Ullrich, Florian Daniel Zepf, Siegfried Zepf
ISBN: 9780429916700
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: March 26, 2018
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

In contemporary psychoanalytic thought, Freud's concept of the Oedipus complex is inclined to overshadow the interpretation of the myths surrounding Oedipus. The authors counter this situation by reversing it, utilizing the Oedipus myths to interpret the Oedipus complex. In so doing they expose it as a sheer cover story. They unmask the Oedipus complex, revealing it to be a drama staged not by Oedipus but by Jocasta, the mother, and Laius, the father. For neither Sophocles' drama nor the Oedipus myths give any indication that Oedipus is enamoured of Jocasta and born with the intention of killing his father Laius. What the myths do mention are Jocaste's passion for Oedipus whom she loves more than his father and Laius' desire to eliminate Oedipus as his rival from birth. Freud neglected these aspects of the Oedipal myths. In uncovering them the authors come to the conclusion that Oedipus did not have an Oedipus complex.

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In contemporary psychoanalytic thought, Freud's concept of the Oedipus complex is inclined to overshadow the interpretation of the myths surrounding Oedipus. The authors counter this situation by reversing it, utilizing the Oedipus myths to interpret the Oedipus complex. In so doing they expose it as a sheer cover story. They unmask the Oedipus complex, revealing it to be a drama staged not by Oedipus but by Jocasta, the mother, and Laius, the father. For neither Sophocles' drama nor the Oedipus myths give any indication that Oedipus is enamoured of Jocasta and born with the intention of killing his father Laius. What the myths do mention are Jocaste's passion for Oedipus whom she loves more than his father and Laius' desire to eliminate Oedipus as his rival from birth. Freud neglected these aspects of the Oedipal myths. In uncovering them the authors come to the conclusion that Oedipus did not have an Oedipus complex.

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