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Where Three Roads Meet: The Myth of Oedipus

Salley Vickers

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At the end of his life, an old man waits in his office for a stranger to arrive. Over the next few weeks, Teiresias will visit again, making his way across the heath to relate the story of his life. As these two men sit together, a remarkable tale unfolds. The compelling story of Oedipus, who, unknowingly, kills his father and marries his mother, is probably the most influential of all the Greek myths, having furnished Freud's theory of psychoanalysis. Bestselling novelist Salley Vickers, herself a former psychoanalyst, takes the ancient story of patricide and incest and explores it through the vision of Teiresias, the blind seer, who alone "sees" the truth about the protagonists' terrible past and their place in the cosmic order.

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ISBN10:: 1847670180

ISBN13:: 9781847670182

kindle Asin:: B002VM7G0M

Where Three Roads Meet: The Myth of Oedipus

Salley Vickers

3.44/5 (450 ratings)

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At the end of his life, an old man waits in his office for a stranger to arrive. Over the next few weeks, Teiresias will visit again, making his way across the heath to relate the story of his life. As these two men sit together, a remarkable tale unfolds. The compelling story of Oedipus, who, unknowingly, kills his father and marries his mother, is probably the most influential of all the Greek myths, having furnished Freud's theory of psychoanalysis. Bestselling novelist Salley Vickers, herself a former psychoanalyst, takes the ancient story of patricide and incest and explores it through the vision of Teiresias, the blind seer, who alone "sees" the truth about the protagonists' terrible past and their place in the cosmic order.

Format:

Pages:: pages

Publication:

Publisher:

Edition:: Canongate Myths

Language:

ISBN10:: 1847670180

ISBN13:: 9781847670182

kindle Asin:: B002VM7G0M

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