Oedipus against Freud : myth and the end(s) of humanism in twentieth-century British literature /

Arguing that Sigmund Freud's interpretation of the Oedipus myth has unduly influenced studies of the works of Modernist writers, Buchanan re-examines the Oedipal narratives of authors such as D.H. Lawrence, T.S. Eliot, W.B. Yeats, Virginia Woolf, and James Joyce in order to explore their confli...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Buchanan, Bradley, 1970- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Francés
Publicado: Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [2010]
Temas:
Oedipus > (Greek mythological figure) > In literature.
Freud, Sigmund, > 1856-1939 > Criticism and interpretation.
Freud, Sigmund, > 1856-1939
Oedipus > (Greek mythological figure)
1900-1999
English literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Humanism in literature.
Littérature anglaise > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Humanisme dans la littérature.
PHILOSOPHY > Criticism.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
English literature
Humanism in literature
Literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Arguing that Sigmund Freud's interpretation of the Oedipus myth has unduly influenced studies of the works of Modernist writers, Buchanan re-examines the Oedipal narratives of authors such as D.H. Lawrence, T.S. Eliot, W.B. Yeats, Virginia Woolf, and James Joyce in order to explore their conflicted attitudes towards the humanism that underpins Freud's views.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 199 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-192) and index.
ISBN:9781442687158
1442687150

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