This collection of essays provides students of literary critical theory with an introduction to Freudian methods of interpretation, and shows how those methods have been transformed by recent developments in French psychoanalysis, particularly by the influence of Jacques Lacan. It explains how classical Freudian criticism tended to focus on the thematic content of the literary text, whereas Lacanian criticism focuses on its linguistic structure, redirecting the reader to the words themselves. Concepts and methods are defined by tracing the role played by the drama of Oedipus in the development of psychoanalytic theory and criticism. The essays cover a wide generic scope and are divided into three parts: drama, narrative and poetry. Each is accompanied by explanatory headnotes giving clear definitions of complex terms.
| ISBN: | 9781138835993 |
| Publication date: | 27th April 2015 |
| Author: | Maud Ellmann |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 256 pages |
| Series: | Longman Critical Readers |
| Genres: |
Literary theory Psychoanalytical and Freudian psychology |
This collection of essays provides students of literary critical theory with an introduction to Freudian methods of interpretation, and shows how those methods have been transformed by recent developments in French psychoanalysis, particularly by the influence of Jacques Lacan. It explains how classical Freudian criticism tended to focus on the thematic content of the literary text, whereas Lacanian criticism focuses on its linguistic structure, redirecting the reader to the words themselves. Concepts and methods are defined by tracing the role played by the drama of Oedipus in the development of psychoanalytic theory and criticism. The essays cover a wide generic scope and are divided into three parts: drama, narrative and poetry. Each is accompanied by explanatory headnotes giving clear definitions of complex terms.
Psychoanalytic Literary Criticism features in the following genres: Literary theory, Psychoanalytical and Freudian psychology
Psychoanalytic Literary Criticism is available in Hardback, Ebook, Paperback
Psychoanalytic Literary Criticism was written by Maud Ellmann and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
Psychoanalytic Literary Criticism has 256 pages
Yes it is part of Longman Critical Readers series
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