Stories of the Unconscious: Sub-Versions in Freud, Lacan and Kristeva

Rossitsa Terzieva-Artemis

ISBN 10: 3631586345 / ISBN 13: 9783631586341

Published by Peter Lang, Peter Lang Mai 2009, 2009

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Neuware -The book is a theoretical examination of the concept of the Unconscious with an analysis of three literary works as an illustration of the views of Freud, Lacan and Kristeva. The main goal is to analyze in detail a central concept in psychoanalysis ¿ in fact, one of the «four fundamental concepts of psychoanalysis», to quote Lacan ¿ and then see its literary embodiment in protagonists, characters, scenes. In other words, the book will help the reader to overcome the difficulties in grasping some psychoanalytic ideas through the use of a very specific form of language, the language of contemporary fiction. Thus language, which the Unconscious «is» and which it resists, will be the prime mover in accessing this ultimately evasive concept. 152 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Stories of the Unconscious: Sub-Versions in Freud, Lacan and Kristeva
• Publisher: Peter Lang, Peter Lang Mai 2009
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3631586345
• ISBN 13: 9783631586341
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 216W x 153H x 12D millimeters 216 millimeters width by 153 millimeters height by 12 millimeters depth
• Weight: 318 grams

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Synopsis

The book is a theoretical examination of the concept of the Unconscious with an analysis of three literary works as an illustration of the views of Freud, Lacan and Kristeva. The main goal is to analyze in detail a central concept in psychoanalysis – in fact, one of the «four fundamental concepts of psychoanalysis», to quote Lacan – and then see its literary embodiment in protagonists, characters, scenes. In other words, the book will help the reader to overcome the difficulties in grasping some psychoanalytic ideas through the use of a very specific form of language, the language of contemporary fiction. Thus language, which the Unconscious «is» and which it resists, will be the prime mover in accessing this ultimately evasive concept.

About the Author

The Author: Rossitsa Terzieva-Artemis is Assistant Professor in the Languages Department of the University of Nicosia (Cyprus). She holds a Ph.D. in the Human Sciences from the George Washington University (USA). Her research interest and publications are in 20th century English and American literature, philosophy and psychoanalysis.