The French theorist Lacan has always been called a 'literary' theoretician. Here is, for the first time, a complete study of his literary analyses and examples, with an account of the importance of literature in the building of his highly original system of thought. Rabate offers a systematic genealogy of Lacan's theory of literature, reconstructing a doctrine based upon Freudian insights, and revitalised through close readings of authors as diverse as Poe, Gide, Shakespeare, Plato, Claudel, Genet, Duras and Joyce. Not simply an essay about Lacan's influences or style, this book shows how the emergence of key terms like the 'letter' and the 'symptom' would not have been possible without innovative readings of literary texts.
| ISBN: | 9780333793053 |
| Publication date: | 21st February 2001 |
| Author: | JeanMichel Rabaté |
| Publisher: | Red Globe Press an imprint of Macmillan Education UK |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 225 pages |
| Series: | Transitions |
| Genres: |
Literary theory |
The French theorist Lacan has always been called a 'literary' theoretician. Here is, for the first time, a complete study of his literary analyses and examples, with an account of the importance of literature in the building of his highly original system of thought. Rabate offers a systematic genealogy of Lacan's theory of literature, reconstructing a doctrine based upon Freudian insights, and revitalised through close readings of authors as diverse as Poe, Gide, Shakespeare, Plato, Claudel, Genet, Duras and Joyce. Not simply an essay about Lacan's influences or style, this book shows how the emergence of key terms like the 'letter' and the 'symptom' would not have been possible without innovative readings of literary texts.
Jacques Lacan features in the following genres: Literary theory
Jacques Lacan is available in Paperback
Jacques Lacan was written by JeanMichel Rabaté and published by Red Globe Press an imprint of Macmillan Education UK
Jacques Lacan has 225 pages
Yes it is part of Transitions series