Pedazo de historia. Recomendados para comenzar con las tragedias griegas.

El complejo de Edipo es lo único que yo conocía de esta obra, sin haberla leído todo mundo sabemos sobre la lectura que se le ha hecho desde el psicoanálisis. Pero también está el tema de que Edipo está buscando a un culpable que resulta ser él. Es muy fuerte como historia, una tragedia que me parece súper moderna, y esa idea, el enemigo está dentro de tí, tiene un gran simbolismo, que me parece importante, y en todo momento presente, actualísimo.

“How dreadful the knowledge of the truth can be. When there’s no help in truth.”The Oedipus complex gives rise to the theory that children can possess a desire for a parent of the opposite sex while seeing the parent of the same sex as a rival, and of course its origin is to be found in Greek mythology where all great tragedies come.Prophesied to kill his father and marry his mother. The natural parents of the infant Oedipus, Laius, king of Thebes and Jocasta give the child to a shepherd to leav...

I liked "Oedipus the King" - but not as much as other tragedies - for example, "Antigone" by the same author.The piece is very well made; the characters are consistent from start to finish; the main character, Oedipus, is very successful, and his journey is fascinating. Moreover, the play has an exciting evolution; some stunning pieces are still of excellent quality. "Oedipus King" has the merit of not being boring. Without finding the work transcendent and brilliant, one can, it seems to me, at...

Sophocles' Oedipus Rex is arguably one of the best plays of all time that inspired a large portion of the modern train of thought, and literary critics gave the play the epithet “Mona Lisa” of drama. It was certainly Aristotle’s favorite play as he stated in Poetics, naming Oedipus the perfect tragic hero. The core of the play is not what happens on the stage, but what already happened offstage, as Sophocles reveals the consequences of the acts, not the acts themselves. To understand the context...

Beware: spoilers I, too, would gouge out my eyes and flee my hometown if I found out I married my long-lost relative.The Moirai (or Fates as they're more commonly known) played a cruel joke on Oedipus. My childhood nemesis got married to her second cousin, but that's not as bad as what Oedipus did.I have a soft spot for Oedipus because he is the father/brother of Antigone, my favorite heroine. Yes, he is her father AND brother. People who know nothing about Oedipus: Oedipus finds out his wi...

nothin like a forced reread in order to write a terrible paper

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classic oedipus!!! always going and getting himself into life-ruining, city-destroying shenanigans :')

What can I say about Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex that has not already been said? Apart from the patricide and the infamous incest, this is an ancient tale of angst and overall calamity. But since I recently revisited it, this legendary tragedy hasn’t left my mind. "Look and learn all citizens of Thebes. This is Oedipus.He, who read the famous riddle, and we hailed chief of men,All envied his power, glory, and good fortune.Now upon his head the sea of disaster crashes down.” I felt after reading th...

Sometimes life's a real bitch. Fate is unavoidable in ancient Greek Tragedy. Trying to avoid it will only lead to it, and doing nothing will lead you there too. So if a God tells you that you will die at the hands of your son, and that he will then go on to steal your wife, you’d best do nothing because it’s going to happen anyway. Any preventative action you take will only lead to the same ending. So, you’re pretty much screwed. You might as well lie down and accept it. The God's are mean. But,...

"Look and learn all citizens of Thebes. This is Oedipus.He, who read the famous riddle, and we hailed chief of men,All envied his power, glory, and good fortune.Now upon his head the sea of disaster crashes down.Mortality is man’s burden. Keep your eyes fixed on your last day.Call no man happy until he reaches it, and finds rest from suffering." I believe that in one way or another, everyone - at least to some extent - has heard of the story of Oedipus and Jocasta. It's one of those tales tha...