A Concise Companion to Psychoanalysis, Literature, and Culture

A Concise Companion to Psychoanalysis, Literature, and Culture
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 469
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ISBN-10 : 9781118610220
ISBN-13 : 1118610229
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Book Synopsis A Concise Companion to Psychoanalysis, Literature, and Culture by : Laura Marcus

Download or read book A Concise Companion to Psychoanalysis, Literature, and Culture written by Laura Marcus and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-03-31 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise companion explores the history of psychoanalytic theory and its impact on contemporary literary criticism by tracing its movement across disciplinary and cultural boundaries. Contains original essays by leading scholars, using a wide range of cultural and historical approaches Discusses key concepts in psychoanalysis, such as the role of dreaming, psychosexuality, the unconscious, and the figure of the double, while considering questions of gender, race, asylum and international law, queer theory, time, and memory Spans the fields of psychoanalysis, literature, cultural theory, feminist and gender studies, translation studies, and film. Provides a timely and pertinent assessment of current psychoanalytic methods while also sketching out future directions for theory and interpretation


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