The Haunting of Laius
Document Type
Panel Presentation
Keywords
Hauntology, Oedipus, Seneca, Stoicism, Derrida, Deconstruction, Beethoven, Marx
Biography
John is interested in philosophy, religious studies, and classical studies.
The Third Act of Seneca’s Oedipus, is haunted by the ghost of Laius and the spectre of his truth: Oedipus has killed his father and wed his own mother. The terminology "ghost" and "spectre" I do not use plainly, I utilize these meanings from Jacques Derrida's Specters of Marx, both terms possessing a temporal element that demonstrate the use of "metus" (fear) in the text in an exchange with corrupted line numbers haunts the political situation of the contemporary reader.
Major
Humanities
Advisor for this project
Christina Franzen
Abstract
The Third Act of Seneca’s Oedipus, is haunted by the ghost of Laius and the spectre of his truth: Oedipus has killed his father and wed his own mother. The terminology "ghost" and "spectre" I do not use plainly, I utilize these meanings from Jacques Derrida's Specters of Marx, both terms possessing a temporal element that demonstrate the use of "metus" (fear) in the text in an exchange with corrupted line numbers haunts the political situation of the contemporary reader.
The Haunting of Laius
The Third Act of Seneca’s Oedipus, is haunted by the ghost of Laius and the spectre of his truth: Oedipus has killed his father and wed his own mother. The terminology "ghost" and "spectre" I do not use plainly, I utilize these meanings from Jacques Derrida's Specters of Marx, both terms possessing a temporal element that demonstrate the use of "metus" (fear) in the text in an exchange with corrupted line numbers haunts the political situation of the contemporary reader.
