Follow the Ghosts From Oedipus and Hamlet to Marx

Sophocles's tragedy Oedipus at Colonus provides the impetus to revisit the ghosts possessing the psyche of the Greek world as well as the function of the tragedies themselves. The author's fascination with the ghosts that haunt Oedipus's life leads her on an unexpected journey to discover and reclaim disowned parts of herself and her life through amplification and deconstruction of her own ghosts-Marx, Oedipus, Hamlet, and Derrida. Through dialogue with the ghosts comes new knowledge. In reconnecting with her younger self, she rethinks some of the practices that are specific to her unique way of being an analyst. The Greek theater, Oedipus and his ghosts, opened the inner space wherein the story of her theoretical understanding could unfold and become personal and alive.