Abstract

This paper examines the history and variety of film adaptations of the Oedipus myth, based on Sophocles' plays Oedipus the King and Oedipus at Colonus, and pays special attention to Freud's concept of the Oedipus complex. The paper discusses films set in antiquity and updated versions. It also deals with related themes such as fate and oracles in the relevant filmic modes (epic, tragedy, comedy) and genres (e.g., Westerns, science fiction, Hitchcock thrillers).

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