Tag: Oedipus

• Oedipus at the Crossroads

  

  Sophocles’ tragedy, Oedipus Rex, is familiar, if only as the inspiration for Freud’s infamous ‘Oedipus Complex’. The play is generally regarded as one of the greatest works of literature ever produced, with no less a figure than Aristotle claiming that Oedipus is the ideal tragic hero. Of course, it was also Aristotle who defined what exactly…

  markwithanx

  November 16, 2023

  Drama

  Laius, Oedipus, Oedipus Rex, Oracle, Sophocles