Publication

2015 - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Language

English

Word Count

60,000 words, Guess

Page Count

240 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9781472503244
  • Open LibraryOL29226689M

Classifications

  • LCCPR3065.B76 2015
  • LCCPR3065 .B76 2015

Description

"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."--

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Shakespeare and Psychoanalytic TheoryBloomsbury Publishing Plc2015-01-01

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