Burns, Margie2019-10-292019-10-291992International Journal of Moral and Social Studieshttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/15995The article is a shortened version of a paper also titled "Oedipus and Apollonius," delivered before the Seattle Psychoanalytic Society in 1989. The paper was awarded the Fritz Schmidl Memorial Prize for Research by the Seattle Psychoanalytic Society.Shakespeare's Pericles, Prince of Tyre was a reworking of the Historia Apollonii Regis Tyri, which dated back to late antiquity. The narrative of Apollonius of Tyre concerned father-daughter incest (assault), and the large corpus of Apollonius material far exceeded the reach and influence of the Oedipus narrative for a millennium in Western culture. Apollonius of Tyre lasted from the fifth century through the eighteenth century and was adapted in multiple genres. Versions appeared in every Western language. Shakespeare's Pericles is the adaptation best known to modern readers. Sigmund Freud knew Shakespeare's play and the Apollonius story but promoted the classical Oedipus Rex instead, promoting the impact and the influence of the Oedipus myth far beyond any it had had previous to the nineteenth century.14 pagesen-USThis item is likely protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. Unless on a Creative Commons license, for uses protected by Copyright Law, contact the copyright holder or the author.OedipusPericles Prince of TyreShakespeareSigmund Freuddramatic romanceText