Leonard, Miriam;
(2023)
The Power of Oedipus: Michel Foucault with Hannah Arendt.
Arethusa
, 56
(3)
pp. 393-412.
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Abstract
It has become increasingly common to draw connections between Michel Foucault and Hannah Arendt: there are strong continuities between their respective theories of power, and Foucault and Arendt share an account of modernity and of the entry of biological life into the political sphere. Both thinkers are also immersed in the texts of antiquity and place an analysis of the ancient world at the heart of their thinking about the modern condition. This article explores how their different accounts of Oedipus as a political figure reveal their preoccupations with questions of power and political subjectivity.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The Power of Oedipus: Michel Foucault with Hannah Arendt |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1353/are.2023.a917343 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Dept of Greek and Latin |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10174618 |
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