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Author : Bernard J. Paris
Publisher : Springer
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781489961464
Author : Bernard J. Paris
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781412817868
The enduring appeal of Shakespeare's works derives largely from the fact that they contain brilliantly drawn characters. Interpretations of these characters are products of changing modes of thought, and thus past explanations of their behavior, including Shakespeare's, no longer satisfy us. In this work, Bernard J. Paris, an eminent Shakespearean scholar, shows how Shakespeare endowed his tragic heroes with enduring human qualities that have made them relevant to people of later eras. Bargains with Fate employs a psychoanalytic approach inspired by the theories of Karen Horney to analyze Shakespeare's four major tragedies and the personality that can be inferred from all of his works. This compelling study first examines the tragedies as dramas about individuals with conflicts like our own who are in a state of crisis due to the breakdown of their bargains with fate, a belief that they can magically control their destinies by living up to the dictates of their defensive strategies. Filled with bold hypotheses supported by carefully detailed accounts, this innovative study is a resource for students and scholars of Shakespeare, and for those interested in literature as a source of psychological insight. The author's combination of literary and psychoanalytic perspectives guides us to a humane understanding of Shakespeare and his protagonists, and, in turn, to a more profound knowledge of ourselves and human behavior.
Author : Bernard J. Paris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 148996147X
Author : Dan Merkur
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-21
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780765710161
In Relating to God: Clinical Psychoanalysis, Spirituality, and Theism, Dan Merkur conceptualizes religious discourse within psychoanalysis. He proposes that God be treated as a transferential figure whose analysis leads to a reduction of the parental content that is projected onto God. Merkur notes that religious conversion experiences regularly involve theological intuitions that are either rational or, owing to morbid complications, have undergone displacement into irrational symbolism. Analysis renders the religiosity more wholesome. Traditionally, psychoanalytic thought has been dismissive of religion. Freud is on record, however, as having called psychoanalysis a neutral procedure. He argued that religion, with its dependency on a providential God who punishes disobedience, imagines spirituality on the model of human parents and fails to approach spirituality in an appropriately scientific manner. He wrote little of spiritual phenomena, but mentioned both the rationality of the universe and the parapsychological occurrence of thought transference. Occasionally, later psychoanalysts used different language in order to contrast wholesome and morbid forms of religion. Erich Fromm distinguished authoritarian and humanistic religions, while D. W. Winnicott condemned fetishistic behavior while approving of playful illusions that require “belief-in.” These formulations constructed a middle position for clinicians, neither categorically opposed to religion as classical psychoanalysis was, nor do they embrace cultural relativity as “spiritually oriented” psychotherapists are currently advocating. What sorts of spiritual practices does psychoanalysis find unobjectionable? As examples of humanistic religion, Fromm named Zen Buddhism, Buddhist mindfulness meditation, and the via negativa or “way of negating” that some Christian and Jewish mystics have followed. Because the Bible-based approaches are little known, Merkur discusses their histories, procedures, and psychoanalytic understanding.
Author : Marian Allen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0615818323
Usurper. Lost Heir. Runaway bride. Land on the brink of civil war. All so familiar, until Tortoise -- the Divine Creature who ignores the rules of right and wrong -- challenges his fellow divinities to meddle. Suddenly, children targeted for murder are adopted, swordsmen turn into blacksmiths, and none are reliably who or what they seem. The four Divine Animals are afoot: Tortoise, Dragon, Unicorn, and Phoenix. Hold on tight.Book 2: Bargain With FateIn the second book of the SAGE trilogy, memories, people, and items of power are recovered. The mighty are helpless, the weak are strong, and a little girl clutches creatures of terror to her ragged heart.
Author : Bernard J. Paris
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1997-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780814766552
One of literature's greatest gifts is its portrayal of realistically drawn characters--human beings in whom we can recognize motivations and emotions. In Imagined Human Beings, Bernard J. Paris explores the inner conflicts of some of literature's most famous characters, using Karen Horney's psychoanalytic theories to understand the behavior of these characters as we would the behavior of real people. When realistically drawn characters are understood in psychological terms, they tend to escape their roles in the plot and thus subvert the view of them advanced by the author. A Horneyan approach both alerts us to conflicts between plot and characterization, rhetoric and mimesis, and helps us understand the forces in the author's personalty that generate them. The Horneyan model can make sense of thematic inconsistencies by seeing them as the product of the author's inner divisions. Paris uses this approach to explore a wide range of texts, including Antigone, "The Clerk's Tale," The Merchant of Venice, A Doll's House, Hedda Gabler, Great Expectations, Jane Eyre, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Wuthering Heights, Madame Bovary, The Awakening, and The End of the Road.
Author : Maria Jarosz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-08
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781351314787
The enduring appeal of Shakespeare's works derives largely from the fact that they contain brilliantly drawn characters. Interpretations of these characters are products of changing modes of thought, and thus past explanations of their behavior, including Shakespeare's, no longer satisfy us. In this work, Bernard J. Paris, an eminent Shakespearean scholar, shows how Shakespeare endowed his tragic heroes with enduring human qualities that have made them relevant to people of later eras.Bargains with Fate employs a psychoanalytic approach inspired by the theories of Karen Horney to analyze Shakespeare's four major tragedies and the personality that can be inferred from all of his works. This compelling study first examines the tragedies as dramas about individuals with conflicts like our own who are in a state of crisis due to the breakdown of their bargains with fate, a belief that they can magically control their destinies by living up to the dictates of their defensive strategies.Filled with bold hypotheses supported by carefully detailed accounts, this innovative study is a resource for students and scholars of Shakespeare, and for those interested in literature as a source of psychological insight. The author's combination of literary and psychoanalytic perspectives guides us to a humane understanding of Shakespeare and his protagonists, and, in turn, to a more profound knowledge of ourselves and human behavior.
Author : Bernard J. Paris
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781351534581
"Psychology helps us to talk about what the novelist knows, but fiction helps us to know what the psychologist is talking about." So writes the author of this brilliant study. The chief impulse of realistic fiction is mimetic; novels of psychological realism call by their very nature for psychological analysis. This study uses psychology to analyze important characters and to explore the consciousness of the author and the work as a whole. What is needed for the interpretation of realistic fiction is a psychological theory congruent with the experience portrayed. Emerging from Paris' approach are wholly new and illuminating interpretations of Becky Sharp, William Dobbin, Amelia Sedley, Julien Sorel, Madame de Renal, Mathilde de la Mole, Maggie Tulliver, the underground man, Charley Marlow, and Lord Jim. The psychological approach employed by Paris helps the reader not only to grasp the intricacies of mimetic characterization, but also to make sense of thematic inconsistencies which occur in some of the books under consideration. For students of human behavior as well as students of literature, the great figures of realistic fiction provide a rich source of empathic understanding and psychological insight.
Author : Carolyn Brown
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-24
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781474216128
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.
Author : Bernard J. Paris
Publisher : Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Drama
ISBN : 083863429X
Shakespeare's history and Roman plays are usually discussed in terms of their political themes; their leading characters are imagined human beings who must be understood in motivational terms. Analyzing these characters with the aid of modern psychology (the theories of Karen Horney), this story attempts both to make sense of inconsistencies within the plays and the controversies they have produced.
Author : Ratna Roshida Ab Razak
Publisher : Penerbit USM
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-21
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9789838616812
This book attempts to see al-Mutanabbī, a great poet of the ‘Abbasid period from the lens of humanistic psychology. An effort has been made to discover the deeper aspects of al-Mutanabbī’s personality, which constitutes an important aspect of his artistic expression. Chapters are structured accordingly for better understanding of the whole discussion. The focuses are on: - Biographical sketch of al-Mutanabbī, which comprises on the historical, political, cultural background of the poet as well as his life with his patrons. - The relationship between psychology and poetry. - The major concept of humanistic psychology, as well as the work of Horney, Maslow and Rogers, upon which being the basis of the humanistic psychology. - The Maslovian theory, to consider al-Mutanabbī as a self-actualizing person in the light of his relationship with his patron Sayf al-Dawlah. - How al-Mutanabbī as a neurotic person, overcame the conflict inherent in his relationship with Kāfūr, his second patron. This book concludes that the relationship between al-Mutanabbī and Sayf al-Dawlah is the key to his great achievement as a poet, and the humanistic psychological theories thus enables us to gain a better understanding of him as a whole person. This book also proposes that humanistic psychology can open the door to a new world in the study of both Arabic literature and the life of a poet.
Author : Alex Callister
Publisher : Dark Water Press
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781739760113
'One of those books you can't put down..by the end you feel like you've run for your life' NetGalley 5* From the author of the #1 Bestselling Audible Thriller of the Year comes a terrifying hunt to the death...When a New York Senator is chosen as an assassination target by Colosseum, the chilling online game, she faces a terrible choice; to run or to hide. No-where is safe. No-one can be trusted. But just when the Senator’s brutal death seems inevitable, a young agent called Winter arrives from London to protect her. Now Winter is all that stands between the Senator and Colosseum's deadly hunt. As dawn creeps in, time is running out for Winter to unravel the mystery at the heart of this sinister game: who is the shadowy head of Colosseum, and what is his ultimate purpose? It is darkest before the dawn. As Winter and the Senator journey together into the dark heart of the longest night, they soon discover that nothing about Colosseum is what it seems. There are rules, and there is a purpose, if only they can solve the riddle in time. Colosseum is more than a hunt: it’s a challenge. Targets must face their deepest fear, or die at dawn. Praise for The Winter Series ‘Wow! Double wow!! Triple wow!!!…. If this is what Winter is like, I don't like the other seasons anymore.’ B for Book Review, 5 stars ‘YES! YES! YES! That is how you write an action thriller. The pace is relentless. This is pure action… I highly recommend this for action junkies and anyone who likes a tense thriller.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars ‘Heart-pounding danger with a female James Bond. Total adrenaline fest! The writing is top-notch and I would put Callister's action series against the best in the genre — Jack Ryan, move over!’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars ‘A high-octane thriller… It is a thrill-a-minute, edge-of-your-seat thriller that will have you quickly turning the page… will keep you entertained and engrossed until it’s thrilling denouement. A great read that will spike your blood pressure accordingly – not for the faint-hearted!’ Goodreads reviewer ‘If you are looking for an action-packed suspense thriller with a kick-ass heroine government agent, then this is the book for you.’ The Book Nurse, 5 stars ‘The author has created a plot with lots of twists and turns along the way. I was gripped by the story and on the edge of my seat for most of the book.’ The Ginger Book Geek‘perfect for fans of le Carré, Fleming and those looking to start a riveting new thriller series’. – Audiofile magazine ‘There is a new kid on the block – the love child of Jack Reacher and Lisabeth Slander....she can out-punch Bourne and out-pull Bond. – Andy Martin, author of Reacher Said Nothing ‘gripping and compulsive’ – The Book Doctor ‘A clever, original spy thriller…Winter Dark is a gripping, pacy and highly original thriller. Highly recommended.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars 'Callister's experience as a City analyst of tech companies has alerted her to the dark side of the information revolution. “The internet has facilitated the maximum realisation of human nature,” she says... “If you want to do weird stuff, no matter how extreme, then the internet can connect you to someone who wants it too. These are people who should never meet.' The novels are dystopian adventures in the surveillance society, featuring what she calls “toxic femininity”.... It’s probably the most direct riposte to Harvey Weinstein yet.' The Independent ‘It is hard to put this one down! Lots of twists in this quite different and spectacular read! RECOMMEND HIGHLY!!!’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
Author : Darian Leader
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2008-01-31
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780141908434
The New Black is Darian Leader's compassionate and illuminating exploration of melancholy What happens when we lose someone we love? A death, a separation or the break-up of a relationship are some of the hardest times we have to live through. We may fall into a nightmare of depression, lose the will to live and see no hope for the future. What matters at this crucial point is whether or not we are able to mourn. In this important and groundbreaking book, acclaimed psychoanalyst and writer Darian Leader urges us to look beyond the catch-all concept of depression to explore the deeper, unconscious ways in which we respond to the experience of loss. In so doing, we can loosen the grip it may have upon our lives. 'His orthodox, psychoanalytical approach, produces an unpredictable, occasionally brilliant book. The New Black is a mixture of Freudian text, clinical assessments and Leader's own brand of gentle wisdom'Herald 'Compelling and important . . . an engrossing and wise book'Hanif Kureishi 'There are many self-help books on the market . . . The New Black is a book that might actually help'Independent Darian Leader is a psychoanalyst practising in London and a member of the Centre for Freudian Analysis and Research and of the College of Psychoanalysts - UK. He is the author of The New Black, Strictly Bipolar, Why do women write more letters than they post?, Promises lovers make when it gets late, Freud's Footnotes and Stealing the Mona Lisa, and co-author, with David Corfield, of Why Do People Get Ill? He is Honorary Visiting Professor in the School of Human and Life Sciences, Roehampton University.
Author : C.L. Cannon,Barend Nieuwstraten III,Lisah Jayne Walden,Claudia Blood,Erin Casey,K. Matt,Kristy Nicolle,SF Covell
Publisher : Fiction-Atlas Press LLC
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2024-01-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781736070390
Can you change your fate? Are you brave enough to try? Join the authors of Fate's Design as they challenge Fate herself and prove that nothing is set in stone. All proceeds from this anthology will be donated to To Write Love On Her Arms, a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury, and suicide. TWLOHA exists to encourage, inform, inspire, and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery.
Author : Bernard J. Paris
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1996-08-26
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0300068603
Karen Horney is regarded by many as one of the most important psychoanalytic thinkers of the 20th century. This book argues that Horney's inner struggles, in particular her compulsive need for men, induced her to embark on a search for self-understanding.
