Territories of the psyche, the fiction of Jean Rhys, Anne B. Simpson
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Territories of the psyche, the fiction of Jean Rhys, Anne B. Simpson
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-162) and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Territories of the psyche
Medium
electronic resource
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Anne B. Simpson
Sub title
the fiction of Jean Rhys
Summary
Jean Rhys is widely credited with exposing issues of gender, nationality, race, & class in technically sophisticated, arresting narratives; but until now little attention has been paid to her exploration of the human psyche., Jean Rhys is widely credited for exposing issues of gender, nationality, race, and class in technically sophisticated, arresting narratives. Her lifelong exploration of the dynamics of the human psyche has, however, gone unrecognized. This examination places Rhys' fiction for the first time within the context of theories that reflect the interrelated perspectives of modern psychoanalysis. In clarifying accounts of many approaches that are new to literary scholars, as well as those that display the rich legacy of Freudian thought, Simpson shows that the paradigms of psychoanalysis illuminate the interpretation of Rhys' art. With insightful references to the short stories and close readings of her five novels, this study testifies to a remarkable achievement as Rhys recorded, with unflinching candor, the powerful drama of emotional life
Target audience
specialized
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Creator
Subject
- Psychological fiction, English + History and criticism
- Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000
- Fiction & related items
- Rhys, Jean -- Criticism and interpretation
- Rhys, Jean -- Knowledge -- Psychology
- Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
- Electronic books
- Ireland
- United Kingdom, Great Britain
- Psychology in literature
- American English
- Literature: history & criticism
- Literary theory
- Literature
- Fiction: general & literary
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- Creator1
- Genre2
- Subject15
- Psychological fiction, English + History and criticism
- Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000
- Fiction & related items
- Rhys, Jean -- Criticism and interpretation
- Rhys, Jean -- Knowledge -- Psychology
- Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
- Electronic books
- Ireland
- United Kingdom, Great Britain
- Psychology in literature
- American English
- Literature: history & criticism
- Literary theory
- Literature
- Fiction: general & literary