Items related to Pathologies of Desire: The Vicissitudes of the Self...
Pathologies of Desire: The Vicissitudes of the Self in James Joyce’s "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" - Hardcover
Synopsis
Discussions of the self in James Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man traditionally have a generic or a generalized quality: the self is modernist or postmodernist, essential or processive, unified or fragmented, etc. Pathologies of Desire takes a different tack: it shifts the ground of discussion, locating the self in relation to particular dispositions or traits of the subject, Stephen Dedalus. More specifically, it foregrounds three pathological states (autoerotic, paranoia, and the shame/guilt syndrome) as primary modes of self-aggregation – the unique power of painful inner splits and divisions to precipitate self-awareness, and to make the self self-reflexive. As challenges to self-understanding, anxiety (autoeroticism), persecution (paranoia), and humiliation (shame/guilt) are prime catalysts of those multi-layered linguistic resources that fortify Stephen’s self with the means of comprehending its own angst. The fact that each particular self dissolves to make way for another underscores its purely contingent and transitional quality – it functions as a defense against the singularity of the pain that it generates. Stephen’s ultimate prospect of creating new future selves is thus contingent on his power to liberate himself from the old ones’ oppressive conditioning.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
The Author: Gerald Doherty has published widely on modernist writers in PLMA, Modern Fiction Studies, Style, Criticism, Mosaic, Paragraph, James Joyce Quarterly, D. H. Lawrence Review, and many other journals and collections. His books include Theorizing Lawrence: Nine Meditations on Tropological Themes (Peter Lang, 1999); Oriental Lawrence: The Quest for the Secrets of Sex (Peter Lang, 2001); and Dubliner’s Dozen: The Games Narrators Play (2004). Doherty received a knighthood from the president of Finland in 1990. He lives in Rymättylä in southern Finland.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Search results for Pathologies of Desire: The Vicissitudes of the Self...
Seller Image
Pathologies of Desire
Published by
Peter Lang, Peter Lang Apr 2008, 2008
ISBN 10: 0820497355
ISBN 13: 9780820497358
New
Hardcover
Seller: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Buch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Discussions of the self in James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man traditionally have a generic or a generalized quality: the self is modernist or postmodernist, essential or processive, unified or fragmented, etc. Pathologies of Desire takes a different tack: it shifts the ground of discussion, locating the self in relation to particular dispositions or traits of the subject, Stephen Dedalus. More specifically, it foregrounds three pathological states (autoerotic, paranoia, and the shame/guilt syndrome) as primary modes of self-aggregation - the unique power of painful inner splits and divisions to precipitate self-awareness, and to make the self self-reflexive. As challenges to self-understanding, anxiety (autoeroticism), persecution (paranoia), and humiliation (shame/guilt) are prime catalysts of those multi-layered linguistic resources that fortify Stephen's self with the means of comprehending its own angst. The fact that each particular self dissolves to make way for another underscores its purely contingent and transitional quality - it functions as a defense against the singularity of the pain that it generates. Stephen's ultimate prospect of creating new future selves is thus contingent on his power to liberate himself from the old ones' oppressive conditioning. 224 pp. Englisch. Seller Inventory # 9780820497358
Seller Image
Pathologies of Desire
Print on DemandSeller: moluna, Greven, Germany
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Gebunden. Condition: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Discussions of the self in James Joyce s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man traditionally have a generic or a generalized quality: the self is modernist or postmodernist, essential or processive, unified or fragmented, etc. Pathologies of Des. Seller Inventory # 121766892
Buy New
£ 85.65
£ 41.91 shipping
Ships from Germany to U.S.A.
Ships from Germany to U.S.A.
Quantity: Over 20 available
Seller Image
Pathologies of Desire
Published by
Peter Lang, Peter Lang Apr 2008, 2008
ISBN 10: 0820497355
ISBN 13: 9780820497358
New
Hardcover
Seller: buchversandmimpf2000, Emtmannsberg, BAYE, Germany
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Buch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Discussions of the self in James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man traditionally have a generic or a generalized quality: the self is modernist or postmodernist, essential or processive, unified or fragmented, etc. Pathologies of Desire takes a different tack: it shifts the ground of discussion, locating the self in relation to particular dispositions or traits of the subject, Stephen Dedalus. More specifically, it foregrounds three pathological states (autoerotic, paranoia, and the shame/guilt syndrome) as primary modes of self-aggregation - the unique power of painful inner splits and divisions to precipitate self-awareness, and to make the self self-reflexive. As challenges to self-understanding, anxiety (autoeroticism), persecution (paranoia), and humiliation (shame/guilt) are prime catalysts of those multi-layered linguistic resources that fortify Stephen's self with the means of comprehending its own angst. The fact that each particular self dissolves to make way for another underscores its purely contingent and transitional quality - it functions as a defense against the singularity of the pain that it generates. Stephen's ultimate prospect of creating new future selves is thus contingent on his power to liberate himself from the old ones' oppressive conditioning. 224 pp. Englisch. Seller Inventory # 9780820497358
Seller Image
Pathologies of Desire : The Vicissitudes of the Self in James Joyce's "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man"
Seller: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germany
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Buch. Condition: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Discussions of the self in James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man traditionally have a generic or a generalized quality: the self is modernist or postmodernist, essential or processive, unified or fragmented, etc. Pathologies of Desire takes a different tack: it shifts the ground of discussion, locating the self in relation to particular dispositions or traits of the subject, Stephen Dedalus. More specifically, it foregrounds three pathological states (autoerotic, paranoia, and the shame/guilt syndrome) as primary modes of self-aggregation - the unique power of painful inner splits and divisions to precipitate self-awareness, and to make the self self-reflexive. As challenges to self-understanding, anxiety (autoeroticism), persecution (paranoia), and humiliation (shame/guilt) are prime catalysts of those multi-layered linguistic resources that fortify Stephen's self with the means of comprehending its own angst. The fact that each particular self dissolves to make way for another underscores its purely contingent and transitional quality - it functions as a defense against the singularity of the pain that it generates. Stephen's ultimate prospect of creating new future selves is thus contingent on his power to liberate himself from the old ones' oppressive conditioning. Seller Inventory # 9780820497358
Seller Image
Pathologies of Desire | The Vicissitudes of the Self in James Joyce's "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man"
Print on DemandSeller: preigu, Osnabrück, Germany
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Buch. Condition: Neu. Pathologies of Desire | The Vicissitudes of the Self in James Joyce's "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" | Gerald Doherty | Buch | Gebunden | Englisch | 2008 | Peter Lang | EAN 9780820497358 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Lang, Peter GmbH, Gontardstr. 11, 10178 Berlin, r[dot]boehm-korff[at]peterlang[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand. Seller Inventory # 104163553