Oedipus Dreaming: A Kleinian Reading of La Diabolique Tragédie

Brian Russell Graham

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    Abstract




    This article represents a Kleinian reading of La Diabolique Tragédie by “Madame X.” Klein argues that the oedipal situation as defined by Freud was preceded by a much earlier drama in which the infant’s inner life consists of a dark struggle with his parents, who are the main figures in the infant’s internal and external worlds. I argue that La Diabolique Tragédie provides us with a unique narrative representation of the early oedipal situation, as defined by Klein, and its final resolution. At the end of the article, I contend such a narrative might approximate the kind of dream that the King of Thebes might well have had before his downfall.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalPsyArt
    ISSN1088-5870
    Publication statusPublished - 6 Nov 2012

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