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Author Paris, Bernard J.

Title Imagined human beings : a psychological approach to character and conflict in literature / Bernard J. Paris.

Imprint New York : New York University Press, ©1997.

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 287 pages)
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Series Literature and psychoanalysis
Literature and psychoanalysis.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-280) and index.
Contents Applications of a Horneyan approach -- Horney's mature theory -- A doll's house and Hedda Gabler -- The end of the road -- "The clerk's tale" -- The merchant of Venice -- Antigone -- Great expectations -- Jane Eyre -- The mayor of Casterbridge -- Madame Bovary -- The awakening -- Wuthering heights.
Summary One of literature's greatest gifts is its portrayal of realistically drawn characters--human beings in whom we can recognize motivations and emotions. InImagined Human Beings, Bernard J. Paris explores the inner conflicts of some of literature's most famous characters, using Karen Horney's psychoanalytic theories to understand the behavior of these characters as we would the behavior of real people. When realistically drawn characters are understood in psychological terms, they tend to escape their roles in the plot and thus subvert the view of them advanced by the author. A Horneyan approach both alerts us to conflicts between plot and characterization, rhetoric and mimesis, and helps us understand the forces in the author's personalty that generate them. The Horneyan model can make sense of thematic inconsistencies by seeing them as the product of the author's inner divisions. Paris uses this approach to explore a wide range of texts, includingAntigone, "The Clerk's Tale, "The Merchant of Venice, A Doll's House, Hedda Gabler, Great Expectations, Jane Eyre, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Wuthering Heights, Madame Bovary, The Awakening, and The End of the Road
Note Print version record.
Language English.
Subject Literature -- Psychological aspects.
Psychology in literature.
Psychoanalysis and literature.
Characters and characteristics in literature.
Motivation (Psychology) in literature.
Motivation (Psychologie) dans la littérature.
Littérature -- Aspect psychologique.
Psychologie dans la littérature.
Psychanalyse et littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM -- Gay & Lesbian.
Characters and characteristics in literature
Literature -- Psychological aspects
Motivation (Psychology) in literature
Psychoanalysis and literature
Psychology in literature
Other Form: Print version: Paris, Bernard J. Imagined human beings. New York : New York University Press, ©1997 0814766560 (DLC) 97004879 (OCoLC)36842349
ISBN 0585347417 (electronic bk.)
9780585347417 (electronic bk.)
9780814767917 (electronic bk.)
0814767915 (electronic bk.)
0814766552
0814766560
9780814766569
9780814766552
Standard No. 10.18574/9780814767917 doi
AU@ 000054152122
AU@ 000067471291
DEBBG BV043064710
DEBSZ 422500437
GBVCP 1008647586

 
    
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