Literature, Psychoanalysis and the New Sciences of Mind
Author | : Leonard Jackson |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2014-09-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781317898313 |
ISBN-13 | : 1317898311 |
Rating | : 4/5 (311 Downloads) |
Download or read book Literature, Psychoanalysis and the New Sciences of Mind written by Leonard Jackson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-09-11 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a time when psychoanalysis is attacked by biologists, psychologists and literary critics alike, this book offers a radical defence. Literature, Psychoanalysis and the New Sciences of Mind gives a clear introduction to the theories of Freud and Jung, the strange linguistic rewriting of Freud by Jacques Lacan. It explores the extraordinary variety of ways in which these writings have been applied to literature and literary theory. But for the first time, they are put in the context of recent biological theories of mind and sexuality.