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- Title
¿Qué hubiera sido de Edipo sin Aristóteles y sin Freud?
- Authors
Gámez Millán, Sebastián
- Abstract
Oedipus king, by Sophocles, would not have become a "model" tragedy if he had not enjoyed a wide and recognised reception, especially by two of his most decisive and influential interpreters: Aristotle and Freud. In this article we analyze the main arguments that Aristotle offers in the Poetics: a) the most appropriate form of recognition; b) the use of the choir; c) the plausible argumentation; d) the necessary concentration. Freud discovers in this tragedy an anthropological structure of the unconscious desire of the human beings. Finally, we will expose the philosophical arguments of Kaufmann: a) the radical insecurity of the human being; b) blindness; d) the curse of knowledge; d) the inevitability of the tragedy; e) the questioning of justice.
- Publication
Laocoonte, 2017, Vol 4, p93
- ISSN
2386-8449
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7203/laocoonte.0.4.11064