Mitul lui Edip în opera lui Henry Bauchau
Oedipus Myth in Henry Bachau s Work

Summary/Abstract: Returning to the myth as a vital element is probably one of the fundamental axis of contemporary occidental civilization. The occidental literature has never ceased to be inspired and irrigated by the myths throughout various epochs. Recognized as a symbolic narrative configuration, the evocative power of myth makes that a certain character is associated with a series of images and scenes. In the constellation of mythological characters who invested the writings of many authors, Edip represented a constant fascination through its power of symbolizing simultaneously the immensity of the human destiny, opposing the human will to the ineluctable need of destiny. Many studies have analyzed the resurgence of this myth, emphasizing its aesthetic and ideological evolution. Edip is the character thanks to which the Belgian writer Henry Bauchau becomes well-known by writing the novel “Oedipe sur la route”, published in 1990 by Actes Sud Publishing House. The novel presents a journey meant to lead him progressively from an acute feeling of culpability to self awareness and reconciliation, from delirium to lucidity, from condemnation to the free assumption/acceptance of his own destiny.

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