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The psychological fictions of J.G. Ballard /

J.G. Ballard self-professedly ''devoured'' the work of Freud as a teenager, and entertained early thoughts of becoming a psychiatrist; he opened his novel-writing career with a manifesto declaring his wish to write a science fiction exploring not outer but ''inner space...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Francis, Samuel (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Continuum, [2011]
Colección:Continuum literary studies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:J.G. Ballard self-professedly ''devoured'' the work of Freud as a teenager, and entertained early thoughts of becoming a psychiatrist; he opened his novel-writing career with a manifesto declaring his wish to write a science fiction exploring not outer but ''inner space'', and declaring the need for contemporary fiction to be viewed ''as a branch of neurology''. He also apparently welcomed a reader''s report on Crash (1973) condemning him as ''beyond psychiatric help'' as confirming his achievement of ''total artistic success''. Samuel Francis investigates Ballard''s engagement with psycholog.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (202 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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