Oedipus against Freud : Myth and the End(s) of Humanism in 20th Century British Lit /

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
Autor principal: Buchanan, Bradley, 1970- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Francés
Publicado: Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [2010]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Oedipus > (Greek mythological figure)
Freud, Sigmund, > 1856-1939.
Freud, Sigmund, > 1856-1939 > Criticism and interpretation.
Oedipus > (Greek mythological figure) > In literature.
Literature.
Humanism in literature.
English literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
PHILOSOPHY > Criticism.
Humanisme dans la litterature.
Litterature anglaise > 20e siecle > Histoire et critique.
English literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
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 (208 pages).
ISBN:9781442687158

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