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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Self psychology and the humanities Self psychology and the humanities Heinz Kohut Heinz Kohut, one of the most influential psychoanalysts of the twentieth century, developed the concepts and theories of self psychology. This posthumous book presents his writings and teachings, abo… OL15839765W
Berserk style in American culture Berserk style in American culture Kirby Farrell "As an idea, the berserk style is terrifying but also alluring in its promise that we can gain access to extraordinary resources by overthrowing inhibitions. Focusing on post-Vietnam America, using p… OL16151594W
The feminine "no!" The feminine "no!" Todd McGowan "The Feminine "No!" sheds new light on the recent culture wars and debates about changes to the literary canon. Todd McGowan argues that the dynamics of canon change, rather than being the isolated c… OL18317547W
The porous sanctuary The porous sanctuary William Freedman "The Porous Sanctuary argues that the resistance to interpretation discovered by increasingly frequent deconstructive readings of Poe's short fictions can be interpreted psychologically rather than d… OL1840638W
André Gide and the codes of homotextuality André Gide and the codes of homotextuality Emily S. Apter xi, 162 p. ; 24 cm OL1984593W
Kristeva's Fiction Kristeva's Fiction Benigno Trigo "Psychoanalytic perspectives on Kristeva's fiction"--Provided by publisher. OL22642802W
Writing prejudices Writing prejudices Robert Samuels "Writing Prejudices addresses critical attempts to undermine prejudice through education in general, and literary studies in particular. Robert Samuels argues that these attempts often fail because t… OL2620586W
Self psychology and the humanities Self psychology and the humanities Heinz Kohut Heinz Kohut, one of the most influential psychoanalysts of the twentieth century, developed the concepts and theories of self psychology. This posthumous book presents his writings and teachings, abo… OL3242184W
Shakespeare's perfume Shakespeare's perfume Richard Halpern "Starting with St. Paul's argument that the Greeks were afflicted with homosexuality to punish their excessive love of statues, Richard Halpern uncovers a tradition in which aesthetic experience give… OL3358371W
Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde Melissa Knox In the first full-length psychoanalytic biography of Oscar Wilde, Melissa Knox explores the link between little-known childhood events and figures in his life and his psychological development to exp… OL3452179W
The uses of enchantment The uses of enchantment Bruno Bettelheim Discusses how fairy tales are used to educate, support, and liberate the emotions of children; how the tales reveal the child, subconsciously to himself. OL3598345W
The brain of Robert Frost The brain of Robert Frost Norman Norwood Holland In his newest book, Norman Holland brings brain science to literary criticism. The Brain of Robert Frost combines psychoanalysis with the revolutionary new findings of brain research and cognitive ps… OL3740884W
Freud, Stalin en Dostojevski Freud, Stalin en Dostojevski Karel van het Reve Zeventien essays over uiteenlopende literaire en politieke onderwerpen. De eerste twee bijdragen zijn gewijd aan Dostojevski. In een derde essay wordt de stijl van Maarten Biesheuvel met die van Tsje… OL3766661W
The romantic dream The romantic dream Douglas B. Wilson Although criticism on the medieval and Renaissance dream abounds, a strange lacuna exists in the critical literature of dream in the English Romantics. Every major Romantic poet relied frequently and… OL4297441W
Schiller's wound Schiller's wound Stephanie Barbé Hammer "In a provocative reading of Schiller, Hammer re-envisions him as a psychologically tormented artist and argues for his pivotal role in the developing relationship between pain, spectacle, and capita… OL4312520W
The Undiscover'd Country The Undiscover'd Country B. J. Sokol 260 p. ; 24 cm OL477854W
Proust and the Sense of Time Proust and the Sense of Time Julia Kristeva Noted literary critic, psychoanalyst, and theorist Julia Kristeva presents a thoroughly original and compelling reading of Proust's Remembrance of Things Past, just delivered at the 1992 T.S. Eliot M… OL71360W
Thomas Hardy's poetry Thomas Hardy's poetry Byunghwa Joh "Thomas Hardy's psyche can be explained effectively by the relationship of the child with its mother, suggesting that he was dominated throughout his life by the mother archetype. His pessimistic vis… OL7798385W
Literature, technology, and magical thinking, 1880-1920 Literature, technology, and magical thinking, 1880-1920 Pamela Thurschwell "In this book Pamela Thurschwell examines the intersection of literary culture, the occult and new technology at the fin-de-siecle. Thurschwell argues that technologies such as the telegraph and the … OL7798553W