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Shakespeare on the couch / on behalf of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy by Michael Jacobs.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jacobs, Michael, 1941-
- Series:
- UKCP
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Knowledge--Psychology.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Characters.
- Psychoanalysis and literature--England.
- Psychoanalysis and literature.
- Drama--Psychological aspects.
- Drama.
- Psychology in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (241 p.)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Karnac Books, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Drawing upon a vast literature in psychoanalytic journals and either upon Shakespeare's characters themselves or alluding to those characters in the course of other topics, this book discusses eight of Shakespeare's plays and the relationships between the main characters in them. Psychoanalytic and literary approaches sometimes diverge, but they can also concur in seeing characters either as true examples of different psychological states and types of relating or as symbolic of aspects of the personality. The chapters contain many references to psychoanalytic interpretations from Freud onwards, although these cannot be proved, and in some cases are over-stretched, there will be times when psychoanalytic criticism 'rings bells' in the reader. The importance of this book lies in its drawing together from a large number of disparate sources, many of which will be inaccessible to those who do not have access to the journals or psychoanalytic databases. It is nonetheless relevant for counsellors and therapists, as well as for those interested in literature, particularly in Shakespearean studies.
- Contents:
- Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; About the Author; Prologue; Chapter One - The Qualities of People; Chapter Two - Much Deceived: Leontes and Othello; Chapter Three - Death and the Maiden; Chapter Four - The rei(g)ns of Power; Chapter Five - Part-objects: Prospero and Caliban; Chapter Six - "Father" and son: Prince Hal and Falstaff; Chapter Seven - The Macbeths: a Childless Couple?; Chapter Eight - Antony and Cleopatra-"Star-Cross'd" Lovers?; Chapter Nine - Epilogue; References; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [137]-145) and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-429-91907-7
- 0-429-90484-3
- 0-429-48007-5
- 1-283-07051-0
- 9786613070517
- 1-84940-635-9
- 9780429480072
- OCLC:
- 723944328
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