Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex is one of the towering works of the human imagination; a play that has captivated audiences and readers alike for centuries. In Freud’s hands, the play became an illustration of ...

The following content is purely satirical and entirely fictional. Several students on campus completing the Humanities (HUM) sequence have recently reported developing psychological symptoms in line ...

Sophocles’s most famous play wasn’t enough for director Frank Galati. In his adaptation of Sophocles’s Oedipus Rex for the Goodman Theatre, Galati took some significant artistic liberties. Ultimately, ...

I don’t care how many people think Freud is a genius — I do not want to have sex with my mom. It’s my mom, for God’s sake. Do you have any idea how gross that sounds? I know about this Oedipus complex ...

Incendiary drama has just stepped up a gear now that the National Theatre’s hotly anticipated revival of Sophocles’ Oedipus has arrived on the Olivier stage starring Ralph Fiennes, Clare Higgins and ...

Dreams, repression, and a love triangle with your parents? Freud’s ideas shaped modern psychology—and sparked endless controversy. Here's what psychoanalysis is actually about. Blow to motorists after ...