: the son of Laius and Jocasta who in fulfillment of an oracle unknowingly kills his father and marries his mother
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The Week Uk, theweek, 24 Oct. 2024
His thinking is more aligned with that of literary scholar Harold Bloom, who contended that poems beget other poems, in a network of influence that owes as much to Darwin’s theory of evolution as to Freud’s notion of the Oedipus complex.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
All the kids were doing pieces of the Oedipus Rex monologue.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2024
Surely, an enormous tragedy is being written making Oedipus tragedy one of immaterial lip service.
—Dr. Robert G. Rabil, Sun Sentinel, 22 July 2024
When Theseus, the ruler of Athens, arrives on the scene, Oedipus’s words to him transcend both the immediate situation and Oedipus’s dire backstory.
—Rachel Hadas, The Conversation, 9 July 2024
The film, which premiered in Berlin, is a modern myth freely inspired by the story of Oedipus.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 28 June 2024
Come for the spectacular imagery — a shot of three trans women using urinals wearing skirts is immortal — and stay for the bloody Oedipus twist.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2024
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—The Week Uk, theweek, 24 Oct. 2024
His thinking is more aligned with that of literary scholar Harold Bloom, who contended that poems beget other poems, in a network of influence that owes as much to Darwin’s theory of evolution as to Freud’s notion of the Oedipus complex.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
All the kids were doing pieces of the Oedipus Rex monologue.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2024
Surely, an enormous tragedy is being written making Oedipus tragedy one of immaterial lip service.
—Dr. Robert G. Rabil, Sun Sentinel, 22 July 2024
When Theseus, the ruler of Athens, arrives on the scene, Oedipus’s words to him transcend both the immediate situation and Oedipus’s dire backstory.
—Rachel Hadas, The Conversation, 9 July 2024
The film, which premiered in Berlin, is a modern myth freely inspired by the story of Oedipus.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 28 June 2024
Come for the spectacular imagery — a shot of three trans women using urinals wearing skirts is immortal — and stay for the bloody Oedipus twist.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2024
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“Oedipus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Oedipus. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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