The Unconscious in Philosophy, and French and European Literature

Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century
Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-90-420-2577-6
Verlag: Brill | Rodopi

Buch, Englisch, Band 203, 374 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 771 g

Reihe: Value Inquiry Book Series / Philosophy and Psychology

This book traces the idea of the unconscious as it emerges in French and European literature. It discusses the functioning of the normal unconscious mind and provides examples of the abnormal unconscious in poems and literature. Psychiatric cases as they are understood today are illustrated as mirrored in literature describing the functioning of the disturbed mind.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Philosophie des Geistes, Neurophilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Mary-Rose Barral: Editorial Foreword
Dan T. Valahu: Guest Foreword
Fernand Vial: Preface
Acknowledgements
Mary-Rose Barral: Prologue
Philosophy and Literature of the Unconscious
Introduction
Sources of the Idea of the Unconscious
The Unconscious in Russian Literature
The Unconscious in Scandinavian Literature
The Unconscious in Bergsonism
The Unconscious in Experimental Psychology
The Unconscious in Psychoanalysis
The Unconscious in French Literature
Introduction
First Manifestations of the Unconscious in Literature
Extension of the Theory of the Unconscious in Literature
The Unconscious as a Means of Psychological Exploration
The Abnormal Unconscious in Literature
The Unconscious in Literary Criticism
The Unconscious in Surrealism
Opposition to the Unconscious
Epilogue
Works Cited
About the Authors
Index