SELF-KNOWLEDGE REFUSED AND ACCEPTED: A psychoanalytic perspective on the 'Bacchae' and the 'Oedipus at Colonus'

Presents a psychoanalytic comparison between two of the masterpieces of Greek tragedy, the "Bacchae," and the "Oedipus at Colonus." Identification of both works of art as plays of psychological conflict; Comments of the author on some text of each play; Potential problems considered in applying psychoanalysis to works of literature.