Shakespeare And Psychoanalytic Theory (shakespeare And Theory)
by Carolyn Brown /
2015 / English / PDF
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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.
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.