Freud and Italian culture /
This book explores the different ways in which psychoanalysis has been connected to various fields of Italian culture, such as literary criticism, philosophy and art history, as well as discussing scholars who have used psychoanalytical methods in their work. The areas discussed include the city of...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Italian |
| Language Notes: | English and Italian. |
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Oxford ; New York :
Peter Lang,
[2009]
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| Series: | Italian modernities ;
3. |
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| Summary: | This book explores the different ways in which psychoanalysis has been connected to various fields of Italian culture, such as literary criticism, philosophy and art history, as well as discussing scholars who have used psychoanalytical methods in their work. The areas discussed include the city of Trieste, in chapters devoted to the author Italo Svevo and the artist Arturo Nathan, psychoanalytic interpretations of women terrorists during the anni di piombo, the relationships between the Freudian concept of the subconscious and language in philosophical research in Italy and a personal reflection by a practising analyst who passes from literary texts to her own clinical experience. The volume closes with a chapter by Giorgio Pressburger, a writer who uses Freud as his Virgil in a narrative of his descent into a modern hell. |
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| Item Description: | Proceedings of a conference held June 30-July 1, 2006 at the Italian Cultural Institute, London. |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 234 pages, 4 unnumbered of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [211]-221) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783039118472 (pbk.) 3039118471 (pbk.) |