Download or read book Freud and Oedipus written by Peter L. Rudnytsky and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reassessment of Freud's central concept of the Oedipus complex, using the interlocking perspectives of biography, intellectual history and Greek tragedy. The study establishes how Freud reached his formulation through his own self-analysis and clinical work.