Oedipus Rex,which was created by Sophocles,is a famous tragedy.Although Oedipus in this play tries very hard to find his origin and self-identity,it is not necessarily the reason for his downfall.The real reason he wa...Oedipus Rex,which was created by Sophocles,is a famous tragedy.Although Oedipus in this play tries very hard to find his origin and self-identity,it is not necessarily the reason for his downfall.The real reason he was so tragic is that he had no control of himself,making things worse by his arrogance,ostentation and fierce-temptation and therefore inevitably fulfilled his fate no matter how hard he tries to escape.展开更多
According to Freud,the formation and the dissolution of Oedipus complex are the natural processes of one's psychosexual development.The growth of Amory Blaine chronicled in Fitzgerald's This Side of Paradise c...According to Freud,the formation and the dissolution of Oedipus complex are the natural processes of one's psychosexual development.The growth of Amory Blaine chronicled in Fitzgerald's This Side of Paradise can be a case in point.His formation of the complex is promoted by his mother's exclusive love and the indifference of his father in his growth,while his dissolution of it is accompanied by his identification with the father figure Monsignor Darcy and his efforts to search for a suitable object of love with several women.All those are very important experiences for Amory's psychological maturity.展开更多
In Poetics, Aristotle always quotes Oedipus Rex as a paragon to define what might be a perfect Tragedy. It is a model play to illustrate Aristotle's rules for an ideal Tragedy. Compared with it, the Spanish Traged...In Poetics, Aristotle always quotes Oedipus Rex as a paragon to define what might be a perfect Tragedy. It is a model play to illustrate Aristotle's rules for an ideal Tragedy. Compared with it, the Spanish Tragedy indeed conceals some differences that can be traced in the process of complication in accordance with Aristotle's criteria. The paper tries to analyze some dissimilarities be?tween the two tragedies and find out some reasons accounting for the discrepancy.展开更多
In Hegel’s philosophy,ethics is not only a universal recognition of nature,but also a substantial reality,presented as a realistic form of family,civil society and the state.Only in an ethical society can people as i...In Hegel’s philosophy,ethics is not only a universal recognition of nature,but also a substantial reality,presented as a realistic form of family,civil society and the state.Only in an ethical society can people as ideas get the most complete expression.In Oedipus,although the protagonist’s abilities and virtues are praiseworthy,once his ethics is lost,his personal value and person⁃al realization will not be recognized by the society and only abandoned by it.Therefore,from an ethical point of view,although Oe⁃dipus’tragedy is driven by fate,the core of his fate reflects the inconsistency between Oedipus’personal realization and social eth⁃ics.展开更多
Oedipus the King and Hamlet the Prince of Denmark are two classic tragedies.They successfully achieved the dramatic and tragic effects,and fulfilled three essential elements expounded by Aristotle,that is,complicated ...Oedipus the King and Hamlet the Prince of Denmark are two classic tragedies.They successfully achieved the dramatic and tragic effects,and fulfilled three essential elements expounded by Aristotle,that is,complicated plot,emotion of pity and fear,and action of reversal effect.However,the two dramas are quite different in the three elements.展开更多
In 1960s,one film named Edipo Re directed by an Italian director Pasonili was released.This movie is the only film adaption of famous tragedy Oedipus the King which written by Sophocles while many other kinds of adapt...In 1960s,one film named Edipo Re directed by an Italian director Pasonili was released.This movie is the only film adaption of famous tragedy Oedipus the King which written by Sophocles while many other kinds of adaption are existing.A brief introduction of the movie about its director and plot was given in the beginning of this paper.Partly different from the original story,the director tell this story by combining the scene of modern society and the ancient city.By changing different shots and scenes,director uses the same story to express his own affection and opinion.In the last part of this paper,this movie is analyzed from three different points including director’s homosexual tendency,his support of Marxism and his resistance on industrial society.展开更多
Oedipus the King, written by Sophocles, is a perfect tragedy according to Aristotle. Even though Oedipus was pride and bad-tempered, I still admire him for he is a man of truth. And the fate of Oedipus is not the key ...Oedipus the King, written by Sophocles, is a perfect tragedy according to Aristotle. Even though Oedipus was pride and bad-tempered, I still admire him for he is a man of truth. And the fate of Oedipus is not the key that leads his downfall but his pride. Oscar Wilde and his famous long novel The Picture of Dorian Gray is mentioned next. Wilde stresses the autonomy of art,and holds up the banner of individualism in literary writing. He also suggests a new criterion to judge a work of art, which is"the intensification of personality".展开更多
Sons and Lovers is one of Lawrence’s most famous novels.It mainly concerns about the love affairs among the main character—Paul,his mother and his two girlfriends.The mother’s strange love has affected the boys for...Sons and Lovers is one of Lawrence’s most famous novels.It mainly concerns about the love affairs among the main character—Paul,his mother and his two girlfriends.The mother’s strange love has affected the boys for a long time,which even has made him lose the ability to love other girls.As a result,Paul gradually has the"Oedipus Complex"towards his mother,and it has influenced the whole lifetime of himself.During the competition of grasp the heart of Paul,Miriam and Clara are all the losers,while they both can’t drag Paul out of the influence from his mother.It is not until the death of his mother does Paul finally escape from the control of his mother.All the origins can be concluded into one thing—that is the Paul’s"Oedipus Complex"towards his mother.What is the"Oedipus Complex",and how does it reflect in the main content?How does it influence the emotions of Paul step by step?This essay will elaborate it in detail.展开更多
D.H.Lawrence is one of the forerunners of modern psychological fiction.He is famous for his description and analysis of the psychological activity of the characters,as well as his penetrating perspective of love and s...D.H.Lawrence is one of the forerunners of modern psychological fiction.He is famous for his description and analysis of the psychological activity of the characters,as well as his penetrating perspective of love and sex.Sons and Lovers is an autobiographical novel of D.H.Lawrence.Apart from the "Oedipus complex",three male-female conflicts are also very prominent in this novel.They comprise the conflict between Mrs.Morel and Mr.Morel,the conflict between Mrs.Morel and her sons and the conflict between lovers.These conflicts are derived from the inner world of human being.Lawrence probes into the psychic relations of people,which is a proactive and profound progress in his time and which also has its own effect on the relations of current society.展开更多
Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights ranks high on the list of major works of English literature.In the novel,the hero-Heathcliff's passion to Catherine's love is very impressive to the readers and the love is...Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights ranks high on the list of major works of English literature.In the novel,the hero-Heathcliff's passion to Catherine's love is very impressive to the readers and the love is discussed in all aspects.The paper wants to analyze Heathcliff's emotion from the Oedipus complex that exist in Heathcliff;How men choose women that they love;And id,ego and superego exist and are represented by Heathcliff,Catherine and Edgar in Wuthering Heights from Freud's view on psychology.展开更多
This thesis gives a brief background of D. H. Lawrence and his novel Sons and Lovers. Then it reveals the hero Paul's tragic fate and gives a simple analysis about the reasons. First this thesis dwells on the grow...This thesis gives a brief background of D. H. Lawrence and his novel Sons and Lovers. Then it reveals the hero Paul's tragic fate and gives a simple analysis about the reasons. First this thesis dwells on the growth experience of the hero and the influence for little Paul. It analyzes the hero's "Oedipus Complex" and morbid psychology from the psychological angle. It deeply reveals the family crisis and the social roots, which cause Paul's "Oedipus Complex", fully reflects the bad influence of the environment to the people's psychology.展开更多
The novel Sons and Lovers, which is Lawrence's best acclaimed work, is of autobiographic air. It is called the best representation of Sigmund Freud's "Oedipus Complex"theory by critics, though Lawren...The novel Sons and Lovers, which is Lawrence's best acclaimed work, is of autobiographic air. It is called the best representation of Sigmund Freud's "Oedipus Complex"theory by critics, though Lawrence denied having read Freud before writing the novel. However, it can shed new light on the novel when read in a different point of view. Paul's road to become a real man can not be separated from his mother, Miriam and Clara, who is Paul's first and second loves respectively. This article will analyze the novel in feminist perspective and concentrate on the three women's sacrifice to Paul's growth in a man-centered society, in hope of better understanding the intension of the novel.展开更多
This paper aims to expose the Oedipus complex,pure love and sexual love through the analysis of D. H. Lawrence?s largely autobiographical novel Sons and Lovers.There are different three flowers symbolizing the main di...This paper aims to expose the Oedipus complex,pure love and sexual love through the analysis of D. H. Lawrence?s largely autobiographical novel Sons and Lovers.There are different three flowers symbolizing the main different three women and re-vealing their human qualities in this novel which appeals to keep the self-awareness.展开更多
文摘Oedipus Rex,which was created by Sophocles,is a famous tragedy.Although Oedipus in this play tries very hard to find his origin and self-identity,it is not necessarily the reason for his downfall.The real reason he was so tragic is that he had no control of himself,making things worse by his arrogance,ostentation and fierce-temptation and therefore inevitably fulfilled his fate no matter how hard he tries to escape.
文摘According to Freud,the formation and the dissolution of Oedipus complex are the natural processes of one's psychosexual development.The growth of Amory Blaine chronicled in Fitzgerald's This Side of Paradise can be a case in point.His formation of the complex is promoted by his mother's exclusive love and the indifference of his father in his growth,while his dissolution of it is accompanied by his identification with the father figure Monsignor Darcy and his efforts to search for a suitable object of love with several women.All those are very important experiences for Amory's psychological maturity.
文摘In Poetics, Aristotle always quotes Oedipus Rex as a paragon to define what might be a perfect Tragedy. It is a model play to illustrate Aristotle's rules for an ideal Tragedy. Compared with it, the Spanish Tragedy indeed conceals some differences that can be traced in the process of complication in accordance with Aristotle's criteria. The paper tries to analyze some dissimilarities be?tween the two tragedies and find out some reasons accounting for the discrepancy.
文摘In Hegel’s philosophy,ethics is not only a universal recognition of nature,but also a substantial reality,presented as a realistic form of family,civil society and the state.Only in an ethical society can people as ideas get the most complete expression.In Oedipus,although the protagonist’s abilities and virtues are praiseworthy,once his ethics is lost,his personal value and person⁃al realization will not be recognized by the society and only abandoned by it.Therefore,from an ethical point of view,although Oe⁃dipus’tragedy is driven by fate,the core of his fate reflects the inconsistency between Oedipus’personal realization and social eth⁃ics.
文摘Oedipus the King and Hamlet the Prince of Denmark are two classic tragedies.They successfully achieved the dramatic and tragic effects,and fulfilled three essential elements expounded by Aristotle,that is,complicated plot,emotion of pity and fear,and action of reversal effect.However,the two dramas are quite different in the three elements.
文摘In 1960s,one film named Edipo Re directed by an Italian director Pasonili was released.This movie is the only film adaption of famous tragedy Oedipus the King which written by Sophocles while many other kinds of adaption are existing.A brief introduction of the movie about its director and plot was given in the beginning of this paper.Partly different from the original story,the director tell this story by combining the scene of modern society and the ancient city.By changing different shots and scenes,director uses the same story to express his own affection and opinion.In the last part of this paper,this movie is analyzed from three different points including director’s homosexual tendency,his support of Marxism and his resistance on industrial society.
文摘Oedipus the King, written by Sophocles, is a perfect tragedy according to Aristotle. Even though Oedipus was pride and bad-tempered, I still admire him for he is a man of truth. And the fate of Oedipus is not the key that leads his downfall but his pride. Oscar Wilde and his famous long novel The Picture of Dorian Gray is mentioned next. Wilde stresses the autonomy of art,and holds up the banner of individualism in literary writing. He also suggests a new criterion to judge a work of art, which is"the intensification of personality".
文摘Sons and Lovers is one of Lawrence’s most famous novels.It mainly concerns about the love affairs among the main character—Paul,his mother and his two girlfriends.The mother’s strange love has affected the boys for a long time,which even has made him lose the ability to love other girls.As a result,Paul gradually has the"Oedipus Complex"towards his mother,and it has influenced the whole lifetime of himself.During the competition of grasp the heart of Paul,Miriam and Clara are all the losers,while they both can’t drag Paul out of the influence from his mother.It is not until the death of his mother does Paul finally escape from the control of his mother.All the origins can be concluded into one thing—that is the Paul’s"Oedipus Complex"towards his mother.What is the"Oedipus Complex",and how does it reflect in the main content?How does it influence the emotions of Paul step by step?This essay will elaborate it in detail.
文摘D.H.Lawrence is one of the forerunners of modern psychological fiction.He is famous for his description and analysis of the psychological activity of the characters,as well as his penetrating perspective of love and sex.Sons and Lovers is an autobiographical novel of D.H.Lawrence.Apart from the "Oedipus complex",three male-female conflicts are also very prominent in this novel.They comprise the conflict between Mrs.Morel and Mr.Morel,the conflict between Mrs.Morel and her sons and the conflict between lovers.These conflicts are derived from the inner world of human being.Lawrence probes into the psychic relations of people,which is a proactive and profound progress in his time and which also has its own effect on the relations of current society.
文摘Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights ranks high on the list of major works of English literature.In the novel,the hero-Heathcliff's passion to Catherine's love is very impressive to the readers and the love is discussed in all aspects.The paper wants to analyze Heathcliff's emotion from the Oedipus complex that exist in Heathcliff;How men choose women that they love;And id,ego and superego exist and are represented by Heathcliff,Catherine and Edgar in Wuthering Heights from Freud's view on psychology.
文摘This thesis gives a brief background of D. H. Lawrence and his novel Sons and Lovers. Then it reveals the hero Paul's tragic fate and gives a simple analysis about the reasons. First this thesis dwells on the growth experience of the hero and the influence for little Paul. It analyzes the hero's "Oedipus Complex" and morbid psychology from the psychological angle. It deeply reveals the family crisis and the social roots, which cause Paul's "Oedipus Complex", fully reflects the bad influence of the environment to the people's psychology.
文摘The novel Sons and Lovers, which is Lawrence's best acclaimed work, is of autobiographic air. It is called the best representation of Sigmund Freud's "Oedipus Complex"theory by critics, though Lawrence denied having read Freud before writing the novel. However, it can shed new light on the novel when read in a different point of view. Paul's road to become a real man can not be separated from his mother, Miriam and Clara, who is Paul's first and second loves respectively. This article will analyze the novel in feminist perspective and concentrate on the three women's sacrifice to Paul's growth in a man-centered society, in hope of better understanding the intension of the novel.
文摘This paper aims to expose the Oedipus complex,pure love and sexual love through the analysis of D. H. Lawrence?s largely autobiographical novel Sons and Lovers.There are different three flowers symbolizing the main different three women and re-vealing their human qualities in this novel which appeals to keep the self-awareness.
