Psychoanalytic ideas and Shakespeare / editors, Inge Wise and Maggie Mills ; series editors, Inge Wise and Paul Williams.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mills, Maggie, editor.

Williams, Paul, editor.

Wise, Inge, editor.

Series:

Psychoanalytic ideas.

Psychoanalytic ideas

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Knowledge--Psychology.

Shakespeare, William.

Psychoanalysis and literature--England.

Psychoanalysis and literature.

Psychology in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (155 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2018.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Psychoanalysis is concerned with the vicissitudes of life: loss, grief, mourning, guilt and also with reparation and creativity, with death and rebirth, as is the work of Shakespeare. These papers link the Bard's universe to psychoanalytic thought and practice and show us how much both worlds have in common. In today's world we are moved by Shakespeare's plays whose themes are brought to life with a richness and creativity that has not dimmed with the passing of time. Echoing Freud's fascination with Shakespeare, Michael Conran, Peter Hildebrand, Gerald Wooster, and Peter Buckroyd find much to feast on in King Lear, Twelfth Night, All's Well That Ends Well, The Tempest, Macbeth, and The Winter's Tale. The interplay of inner and outer world, inner and outer reality, brings about a rich tapestry of conflicts, desires, anxieties, challenges and resolutions that were as true then as they are now. Throughout his life and reflected in his plays, Shakespeare faced loss and death repeatedly. That his creativity was not diminished but was enriched by this, is part of his genius. Loss and the thought not just of death, but of our own death is something we all have to struggle with, as do the patients whose conflicts the authors speak about.Part of the Psychoanalytic Ideas Series."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

COVER; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE: Psychoanalysis and theatre; CHAPTER TWO: Grief, loss, and creativity: whither the Phoenix?; CHAPTER THREE: The Caledonian tragedy; CHAPTER FOUR: Some considerations of shame, guilt, and forgivenessderived principally from King Lear; CHAPTER FIVE: The other side of the wall. A psychoanalytic studyof creativity in later life; CHAPTER SIX: Prospero's book; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9786613249586

9780429917950

0429917953

9780429903724

0429903723

9780429478956

042947895X

9781283249584

1283249588

9781849405454

184940545X

OCLC:

748242005