Peter Shaffer's obsessional "myths/religions" : Amadeus, Equus and Yonadab from a psychoanalytic point of view
Author
Soleimani Ardekani, Maryam
Advisor
Raw, Laurence A.
Date
1992Publisher
Bilkent University
Language
English
Type
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Abstract
The notion of religion in the western world seems to have
undergone a radical change in the twentieth century; the individual,
instead of cherishing an orthodox belief in God, has rather preferred to
develop a "private myth" of his/her own, which is in fact engendered by
the individual's obsessions.
Peter Shaffer frequently displays such an obsession with
myth/religion in his plays, especially in Amadeus. Equus and Yonadab.
In these plays, Shaffer depicts the predicament one finds oneself in once
the individual becomes an out cast, when this obsession becomes so
eccentric as to make him/her unable to integrate with society.
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