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At the end of his life, an old man waits in his office for a stranger to arrive. Over the next few weeks, Teiresias will visit again, making his way across the heath to relate the story of his life. As these two men sit together, a remarkable tale unfolds.
The compelling story of Oedipus, who, unknowingly, kills his father and marries his mother, is probably the most influential of all the Greek myths, having furnished Freud's theory of psychoanalysis. Bestselling novelist Salley Vickers, herself a former psychoanalyst, takes the ancient story of patricide and incest and explores it through the vision of Teiresias, the blind seer, who alone "sees" the truth about the protagonists' terrible past and their place in the cosmic order.
The compelling story of Oedipus, who, unknowingly, kills his father and marries his mother, is probably the most influential of all the Greek myths, having furnished Freud's theory of psychoanalysis. Bestselling novelist Salley Vickers, herself a former psychoanalyst, takes the ancient story of patricide and incest and explores it through the vision of Teiresias, the blind seer, who alone "sees" the truth about the protagonists' terrible past and their place in the cosmic order.
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Revisit a crime committed long ago which has disturbing reverberations for us all . . .
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Sigmund Freud lies ill. A man whose work, whose very life, has depended on the power of speech has now been all but silenced by cancer of the jaw. In the waking darkness he receives a strange visitor, who has come to tell a story that Freud will recognize.
But this is a different account of what happened when Oedipus met his father at the place where three roads meet. Salley Vickers's retelling of this great tragedy is as enlightening as it is unexpected. It is also a deeply moving portrait of the last days of Freud.
'Simply and strongly done, laying bare many of our mortal anxieties.' Bettany Hughes, The Times
'A book to dwell on, to ponder, and delight in.' Allan Massie, Herald
'Intelligent and thoughtful.' Stevie Smith, Independent
'A writer who can engage the heart as well as the mind.' Daily Telegraph
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- PublisherIsis Large Print
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0753180642
- ISBN 13 9780753180648
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages144
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