Description
Erich Fromm introduces this “discussion of various psychoanalytic systems around the interpretation of one myth, because myth interpretation is the most strategic point from which the differences in psychoanalytic thinking can be made transparent.” Sophocles’ Oedipus trilogy is included in full, following the various psychoanalytic interpretations of the Oedipus myth. The several “schools” or approaches which are singled out are those of Freud, Adler, Jung, Rank, Horney, Fromm, and Sullivan. The basic theoretical concepts of each are reviewed fully and are then applied to the myth. Mullahy finally presents a brief criticism and appreciation of the work of the 7 psychoanalysts.
