Bi-Sexuality of Daniel Defoe - A Psychoanalytic Survey of the Man and His Works

List of contents

The genius of Daniel Defoe -- The Historical Collections -- The negative Oedipus complex -- The thrills of risk-taking -- Cannibalism -- The plague: defying Thanatos -- The storm -- The voyeur -- The spy -- Coprophilia and creativity -- Captain Singleton: the ablation of Alice Defoe -- The birth traumas of Sheppard, Wild and Defoe -- The preacher -- The feminist -- Crusoe's island -- Moll Flanders -- Roxana -- Apocalypse: The Political History of the Devil -- Epilogue

About the author

Leo Abse (1917 - 2008) was a lawyer and writer. He attended the London School of Economics and acquired a reputation for his independence of spirit. He was a senior figure within the Labour Party and was a Member of Parliament over nearly 30 years. After his retirement he wrote several political books whose main topics are revealed and explained through a psychoanalytic viewpoint.

Summary

This book presents an intriguing and novel Freudian overview of all Daniel Defoe's major works by confronting various psychoanalytic hypotheses regarding Defoe. It is an original, well-documented, and compelling cross-disciplinary approach to identity issues and creative genius of Defoe.

Product details

• Authors: Abse, Leo Abse, Abse Leo
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367327545
• ISBN: 978-0-367-32754-5
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Psychoanalysis, PSYCHOLOGY / General, Psychotherapy, Literary studies: general, Psychoanalytical and Freudian psychology, Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology), Bargain and Discounted Titles