Title Shakespeare and psychoanalytic theory / Carolyn Brown

Published London ; New York : Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare, 2015 ©2015

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Description 1 online resource Contents 1. The Inception of Psychoanalytic Theory and Shakespearean Psychoanalytic Criticism; 2. Shakespearean Psychoanalytic Critics through the 1970s ; 3. Shakespearean Psychoanalytic Critics in the 1980s; 4. Shakespearean Psychoanalytic Critics in the 1990s; 5. Shakespearean Psychoanalytic Critics in the Twenty-first Century; 6. The Feminine Oedipal Complex in All's Well That Ends Well; 7. A Psychoanalytic Reading of Homoeroticism in Romeo and Juliet Summary Although psychoanalytic criticism of Shakespeare is a prominent and prolific field of scholarship, the analytic methods and tools, theories, and critics who apply the theories have not been adequately assessed. This book fills that gap. It surveys the psychoanalytic theorists who have had the most impact on studies of Shakespeare, clearly explaining the fundamental developments and concepts of their theories, providing concise definitions of key terminology, describing the inception and evolution of different schools of psychoanalysis, and discussing the relationship of psychoanalytic theory (especially in Shakespeare) to other critical theories. It chronologically surveys the major critics who have applied psychoanalysis to their readings of Shakespeare, clarifying the theories they are enlisting; charting the inception, evolution, and interaction of their approaches; and highlighting new meanings that have resulted from such readings. It assesses the applicability of psychoanalytic theory to Shakespeare studies and the significance and value of the resulting readings Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Knowledge -- Psychology SUBJECT Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. fast (OCoLC)fst00029048 Subject Psychoanalysis and literature. Psychoanalysis -- History Psychology in literature. Shakespeare studies & criticism. Literary theory. LITERARY CRITICISM -- Shakespeare. LITERARY CRITICISM -- Semiotics & Theory. DRAMA -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. Psychoanalysis. Psychoanalysis and literature. Psychology. Psychology in literature. Genre/Form History. Form Electronic book ISBN 9781474216135 1474216137 9781474216128 1474216129 9781474216142 1474216145

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