Wagner had publicly analysed the Oedipus myth before Freud was born in terms of its psychological significance, insisting that incestuous desires are natural and normal, and perceptively exhibiting the relationship between sexuality and anxiety.
Wagner analizara publicamente o mito de Edipo en termos de significado psicolóxico antes de que Freud nacera, insistindo en que os desexos incestuosos son naturais e normais, e perceptiblemente exhibindo a relación entre sexualidade e ansiedade.