
- 246 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Psychoanalysis and Literary Theory introduces the key concepts, figures and movements of both psychoanalytic theory and the history of literary criticism and theory, engaging with Freud, Zizek, Plato, posthumanism, and beyond.
Divided into two parts - concepts and movements – the structure of the book is clear and accessible. Each chapter builds upon the one before, allowing the reader to progress from little or no background in psychoanalysis, philosophy, or literary theory to the ability to engage actively with the relatively sophisticated ideas presented in later sections of the work. Mathew R. Martin consistently directs attention to the task of interpreting texts by illustrating abstract theoretical points with literary texts and at apposite moments provides brief readings of selected texts.
This book will be essential reading for academics and students of psychoanalytic studies, literary criticism, and literary theory.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Endorsements
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: Freud’s Ideas
- 1. Freud and Literary Criticism
- 2. Melanie Klein and Donald W. Winnicott
- 3. Lacan and Structuralism
- 4. Žižek and the Real
- 5. Psychoanalysis and Marxism
- 6. Deleuze and Guattari
- 7. Psychoanalysis and Feminism
- 8. Psychoanalysis and Queer Theory
- 9. Psychoanalysis and Postcolonialism
- 10. Psychoanalysis and Trauma Theory
- Conclusion: Psychoanalysis and the Posthuman
- Index