Joyce and the Perverse Ideal

First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

List of contents

Contents Introduction Chapter 1. The Cracked Looking-Glass Chapter 2. Daedalus Desexualized: The Determinants of Masochism Chapter 3. Icarus Resexualized: The Consolidation of Masochism Chapter 4. A Darker Passion: The Rituals of Masochism Chapter 5. The Cuckold: A Logician of Consequences Conclusion: The Emperor's New Clothes Notes Bibliography Index

About the author

Currently a resident of Beijing, David Cotter received his Ph.D. from Trinity College. He has published poetry in a number of journals, and an essay, "Notes from the Rathmines Underground," in Critical Ireland: New Voicesin Literature and Culture.

Summary

Representations of masochism--both overt and oblique--permeate the work of James Joyce. While a number of criticshave noted this, to date there has been no sustained and focused analysis of this trope in his writings. David Cotter argues that such an examination is key to understanding the meanings and messages of Joyce's work. Adding dimension to moral, political, and aesthetic considerations in the novels and stories--particularly Ulysses--this book provides a comprehensive account of masochistic elements in the oeuvre of the twentieth century's most revered author. Cotter draws upon psychoanalytic theory and social history to illustrate the subversive power of perversity in the literature of the modern period.

Product details

• Authors: David Cotter
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.10.2013
• EAN: 9780415861397
• ISBN: 978-0-415-86139-7
• No. of pages: 268
• Series: Studies in Major Literary Authors
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Literature & literary studies, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Biography, Literature and Literary studies