Understanding Human Life through Psychoanalysis and Ancient Greek Tragedy - Explorations of Euripides, Sophocles and Aeschylus

Drawing parallels between ancient theatre, the analytic setting and the workings of psychic life, this book examines the tragedies of Euripides, Sophocles and Aeschylus through a psychoanalytic lens, with a view of furthering the reader’s understanding of primitive mental states.