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Oedipus

The answer is almost certainly NO, and certainly NO if your concept of the Oedipus Complex is the simplistic he-lusts-for-his-mother idea (What the Freudeans say is actually much more complex and less sensationalistic). The key book is a thin and easy-to-read paperback called HAMLET AND OEDIPUS by Ernest Jones. You can read it in a couple of hours. You'll probably disagree with his conclusions, but be impressed by some of the points he makes along the way.

Posted by Hamlet on March 20, 1997 at 09:16:36
 In Reply to "Hamlet and Oedipus Complex" posted by Jake on March 19, 1997 at 17:02:32


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