(Wydawnictwo Poznańskiego Towarzystwa Przyjaciół Nauk, 2013-06-30) Stróżyński, Mateusz
The article deals with an image of the heroic self in Seneca’s Hercules as well as with maternal images
(Alcmena, Juno and Megara), using psychoanalytic methodology involving identification of complementary
self-object relationships. Hercules’ self seems to be construed mainly in an omnipotent, narcissistic fashion,
whereas the three images of mothers reflect show the interaction between love and aggression in the play.