Rewriting the Self - Histories from the Middle Ages to the Present

Rewriting the Self is an exploration of ideas of the self in the western cultural tradition from the Renaissance to the Present. The contributors analyse differing religious, philosophical, psychological, political, psychoanalytical and literary models of personal identity. They examine these models from a number of viewpoints, including the history of ideas, contemporary gender politics, and post-modernist literary theory.
Rewriting the Self offers a challenge to the received version of the 'ascent of western man'. Lively and controversial, the book broaches big questions in an accessible way.
Rewriting the Self arises from a seminar series held at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London. The contributors include prominent academics from a range of disciplines.

List of contents

List of plates, Notes on contributors, Preface, Acknowledgements, INTRODUCTION, Part I: Renaissance and early modern, Part II: Enlightenment, Part III: Romanticism, Part IV: Modern and postmodern, Index

About the author

Roy Porter

Summary

A lively and controversial exploration of ideas of the self in the western cultural tradition from the Renaissance to the present. Highly esteemed contributors analyse differing models of personal identity from a variety of perspectives.

Product details

• Assisted by: Roy Porter (Editor), Porter Roy (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.12.1996
• EAN: 9780415142809
• ISBN: 978-0-415-14280-9
• No. of pages: 296
• Weight: 550 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; History: theory & methods, HISTORY / General, Social & cultural history, Social and cultural history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History and Archaeology, History: theory and methods