COLT 0810T - Oedipus in Theory and Literature

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Brown University

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Explores the myth of Oedipus and its appropriations in theory and literature. It begins with an examination of the myth as it appears in Sophocle's Oedipus the King and Oedipus at Colonus and it proceeds to trace the adaptation of the myth in contemporary works (novels, films). The myth of Oedipus will be examined as a literary subtext but also in its political, philosophical, and psychoanalytic manifestations. Authors include: R. Girard, A. Green, S. Freud, J. Lacan, S. Zizek, H. Loewald, M. Klein, T. Mann, M. Koumandareas, N. Kazantzakis, F. Kafka, W. Shakespeare, Vargas Llosa, W. Allen, P. Pasolini.

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1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.brown.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 863-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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