Essays about: "Psykoanalys"

Found 4 essays containing the word Psykoanalys.

  1. 1. Heathcliff’s Complex Character : Psychoanalytic Theory of Personality and Reader-response Theory to Understand Heathcliff

    University essay from

    Author : Mohamed Ashmawi; [2024]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Emily Brontë’s novel, Wuthering Heights, presents Heathcliff as a complicated character that makes it hard for readers to declare him a victim or a villain, hence leaving them with questions about his morality. This work looks deep into Heathcliff’s tough character by integrating the view of psychoanalysis with reader-response theory. READ MORE

  3. 2. When Escapism Becomes Neurotic : A Psychoanalytic Reading of Defense Mechanisms Employed in The Picture of Dorian Gray as a Medium to Escape Reality

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Santesson Papadopoulos Andreas; [2021]
    Keywords : Anxiety; Conflict; Defense mechanism; Escapism; Fear; Freud; Psychoanalysis; Rationalization; Repression; Ångest; Konflikt; Försvarsmekanism; Verklighetsflykt; Rädsla; Freud; Psykoanalys; Rationalisering; Repression;

    Abstract : Using psychoanalysis as a theoretical framework, this essay examines the subject of escapism in The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. Defense mechanisms of the ego, first thought of by Sigmund Freud, allow for a clearer understanding of what takes place during the plot. READ MORE

  4. 3. An Alternative History of Psychoanalysis: Fact and Fiction in Irvin D. Yalom’s When Nietzsche Wept

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

    Author : Ebba Paulsson; [2017]
    Keywords : When Nietzsche Wept; Irvin. D Yalom; Psychoanalysis; alternative historical fiction; Friedrich Nietzsche; Sigmund Freud. Josef Breuer;

    Abstract : This essay provides an analysis of the novel When Nietzsche Wept written by Irvin D. Yalom. READ MORE

  5. 4. Interpreting The Denizens of The Hundred Acre Wood : Freudian & Lacanian psychoanalytical concepts in Winnie-The-Pooh

    University essay from Institutionen för humaniora

    Author : Timothy Pettersson; [2009]
    Keywords : Winnie-the-Pooh; Sigmund Freud; Jacques Lacan; psychoanalytic literary criticism; Oedipus complex; psychoanalysis; psychoanalytic interpretation; literary criticism; Christopher Robin; unconscious; Nalle Puh; Sigmund Freud; Jacques Lacan; psykoanalys; litteraturteori; psykoanalytisk litteraturteori; oedipuskomplex;

    Abstract : In this paper I have strived to provide a new view on a timeless classic of children’s literature, Winnie-The-Pooh. In psychoanalytic literary criticism concepts and theories of psychoanalysis is implemented while interpreting literature; in this paper, I have interpreted the novel incorporating concepts of the psychoanalytic schools of Sigmund Freud and Jacques Lacan while arguing that the denizens of the Hundred Acre Wood are manifestations of parts of the narrator’s unconscious. READ MORE