اكتشاف دور عقدة أوديب الفرويدية في تشكيل الهوية الإنسانية و انعكاساتها في الأعمال الأدبية

Abstract EN

The aim of this research is to explore the relationship between the Freudian Oedipus Complex and the formation of human identity that has been reflected in literary works.

This essay tries to argue that, although Freud’s Oedipus Complex has been criticized negatively, its significant influence has been witnessed by critics whom are interested in the Freudian studies whether they approached his work supporting or rejecting his ideas.

This essay is divided into three main sections: 1)The first section focuses on providing a definition of the Oedipus Complex.

Following this, a focus on how Oedipus Complex can influence the human identity will be shown taking into consideration the Freudian divisions of the human self: the ego and the superego.

2)The second part of this essay highlights the relationship between literature and Freudian Psychoanalysis Theory, and the methods of Freudian critics has used in analyzing literary texts.

3)The third part analyzes two famous literary works that intersect crucially with Freudian Theory of Oedipus Complex which are: Fyodor Dostoyevsky's The Brothers Karamazov and Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis.