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Author Saporiti, Sonia, 1975-

Title Myth as Symbol : a Psychoanalytic Study in Contemporary German Literature.

Publication Info. Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013.

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Description 1 online resource (190 pages)
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Contents Acknowledgements; introduction; part i -- the creative unconscious.myth and symbolic dimension; chapter one; chapter two; part ii -- water spirits; chapter three; chapter four; chapter five; part iii -- medea; chapter six; chapter seven; chapter eight; conclusion; bibliography; index.
Summary The mythological patrimony is an excellent example of the unconscious creative ability that brings reason both to the existence of myth as well as to its symbolic function. Reconsidering the connection between literature and psychoanalysis, this study starts from the Jungian archetypal theory up to the Freudian unconscious and its ability to produce symbols, and provides the tools for a reading of the phenomenon of the literary rework, in the modern age, of meaningful themes and mythological ...
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-176) and index.
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Subject German literature -- History and criticism.
German literature.
Mythology in literature.
Mythology in literature.
Symbolism in literature.
Symbolism in literature.
German literature -- Psychological aspects.
German literature -- Psychological aspects.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Other Form: Print version: Saporiti, Sonia. Myth as Symbol : A Psychoanalytic Study in Contemporary German Literature. Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, ©2013 9781443845311
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