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The Freudian Reading - Analytical and Fictional Constructions (Hardcover)
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The Freudian Reading - Analytical and Fictional Constructions (Hardcover)
Series: Anniversary Collection
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Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title In The
Freudian Reading, Lis Moller examines the premises, procedures, and
objectives of psychoanalytic reading in order to question the kind
of knowledge such readings produce. But above all, she questions
the role of Freud as master explicator. Although Freud has been
seen as a great synthesizer, Moller contends that his significance
as a reader lies elsewhere. For Moller, this significance lies in
the way Freud presses his inquiry to the point where he encounters
something he cannot explain or that he can only explain at the risk
of overthrowing previous conclusions. Such "moments of crisis"
occur repeatedly in Freud's work, causing him to swerve from his
original train of thought, or even to call into question the
theoretical foundation of his interpretation. The dominant line of
argument, therefore, is frequently punctuated with problems and
questions. If we concentrate on these, Moller argues, we are forced
to reconsider the traditional conception of a "Freudian reading"
and to reassess our perceived notions of just what kind of reader
Freud was. While The Freudian Reading is based on a wide range of
Freud's writings, it concentrates on four central texts: Delusions
and Dreams in Jensen's "Gradiva", From the History of an Infantile
Neurosis, "The Uncanny," and "Constructions in Analysis." The
discussion does not progress chronologically. Rather, it explores
the ways in which these texts interact: how they reflect, comment
on, and contradict one another. The Freudian Reading is a
concentrated, subtle analysis of Freud's interpretive practice,
with special reference to his interpretations of literary texts. It
will be of interest to scholars and students of literary theory and
criticism as well as to readers in the field of psychoanalysis.
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