Seneca: Oedipus

by Susanna Morton Braund

Oedipus, king of Thebes, is one of the giant figures of ancient mythology. Through the centuries, his story has inspired works of epic poetry, lyric poetry, tragedy, opera, a gospel musical and more. The myth has been famously deployed in psychology by Sigmund Freud. It may not be too bold to claim that Oedipus is the name from Greco-Roman mythology best known beyond the academy at the present time, thanks to Freud's famous phrase 'the Oedipus...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474234798
• ISBN13: 9781474234795
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 8.8"