Helen K Gediman Fantasies of Love and Death in Life and Art (Hardback)
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Further Details Title: Fantasies of Love and Death in Life and Art Condition: New Subtitle: A Psychoanalytic Study of the Normal and the Pathological ISBN-10: 081473068X EAN: 9780814730683 ISBN: 9780814730683 Publisher: New York University Press Format: Hardback Release Date: 06/01/1995 Description: Love and death are prevalent motifs in legend, art, literature, and opera, as well as in the fantasies of most people. In art and life, the love/death archetype transcends culture, time, and geography. This book addresses two kinds of fantasies of love and death, one the passionate wish to die together with a loved one, the other the desire to extend one's lifeand lovesafter death. Illustrating how these love/death phenomena span a continuum from the normal to the pathological, Helen Gediman delves into the psychoanalytic meanings of these fantasies and motifs, as embedded in the arts, as well as in the human psyche. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 229mm Item Length: 152mm Item Weight: 454g Author: Helen K Gediman Genre: Society & Culture Type: Specific Topics Release Year: 1995 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
