Fractured Subject - Walter Benjamin and Sigmund Freud

An investigation of Benjamin's conception of the subject as fractured via a reading of Benjamin's use of Freud, this book engages Benjamin's writing on sovereignty and myth in the Baroque and analyzes these themes in the context of Benjamin's writing on the 19th century.

Sommario

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1 - Baroque Sovereignty and the Fractured Subject
Chapter 2 - Melancholia, Possession, Critique
Chapter 3 - Beyond the Pleasure Principle in the ArcadesChapter 4- The Types of the 19th century: Benjamin's Case Studies
Chapter 5 - Dreaming
Chapter 6 - Awakening
Bibliography
About the Author

Info autore

By Betty Schulz

Riassunto

An investigation Walter Benjamin’s conception of the subject as fractured, via a reading of Benjamin’s use of Freud; the topics cover gender, dreams, memory, childhood and mental illness.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: BERNADETTE SCHULZ, Betty Schulz
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9781538163368
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-6336-8
• Pagine: 228
• Serie: Founding Critical Theory
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: dall'antichità ai giorni nostri; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia; History of Ideas, Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Critical Theory, Modern philosophy: since c 1800, Psychoanalytical & Freudian psychology, Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology), PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Psychoanalysis