| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 287 pages). |
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polychrome |
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Literature and psychoanalysis
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Literature and psychoanalysis.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-280) and index. |
| Contents |
Applications of a Horneyan approach -- Horney's mature theory -- A doll's house and Hedda Gabler -- The end of the road -- "The clerk's tale" -- The merchant of Venice -- Antigone -- Great expectations -- Jane Eyre -- The mayor of Casterbridge -- Madame Bovary -- The awakening -- Wuthering heights. |
| Summary |
One of literature's greatest gifts is its portrayal of realistically drawn characters--human beings in whom we can recognize motivations and emotions. InImagined Human Beings, Bernard J. Paris explores the inner conflicts of some of literature's most famous characters, using Karen Horney's psychoanalytic theories to understand the behavior of these characters as we would the behavior of real people. When realistically drawn characters are understood in psychological terms, they tend to escape their roles in the plot and thus subvert the view of them advanced by the author. A Horneyan approach both alerts us to conflicts between plot and characterization, rhetoric and mimesis, and helps us understand the forces in the author's personalty that generate them. The Horneyan model can make sense of thematic inconsistencies by seeing them as the product of the author's inner divisions. Paris uses this approach to explore a wide range of texts, includingAntigone, "The Clerk's Tale, "The Merchant of Venice, A Doll's House, Hedda Gabler, Great Expectations, Jane Eyre, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Wuthering Heights, Madame Bovary, The Awakening, and The End of the Road. |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Literature -- Psychological aspects.
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Literature -- Psychological aspects. |
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Literature. |
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Psychology in literature.
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Psychology in literature. |
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Psychoanalysis and literature.
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Psychoanalysis and literature. |
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Characters and characteristics in literature.
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Characters and characteristics in literature. |
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Motivation (Psychology) in literature.
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Motivation (Psychology) in literature. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Paris, Bernard J. Imagined human beings. New York : New York University Press, ©1997 0814766560 (DLC) 97004879 (OCoLC)36842349 |
| ISBN |
0585347417 (electronic book) |
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9780585347417 (electronic book) |
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9780814767917 (electronic book) |
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0814767915 (electronic book) |
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0814766552 |
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0814766560 |
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9780814766569 |
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9780814766552 |
| Standard No. |
10.18574/9780814767917 |
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