{"product_id":"psychoanalysis-and-the-patriarchal-tradition-augustine-to-milton-9798765131145","title":"Psychoanalysis and the Patriarchal Tradition: Augustine to Milton","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA work of feminist psychoanalytic literary criticism that offers original readings of early canonical works of the Western tradition.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn cogently argued and brilliant readings of texts ranging from St. Augustine's \u003ci\u003eConfessions \u003c\/i\u003eto Milton's \u003ci\u003eParadise Lost\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eParadise Regained \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSamson Agonistes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePsychoanalysis and the Patriarchal Tradition \u003c\/i\u003eshows the ongoing cultural value of psychoanalytic approaches-flexibly and critically applied-to the interpretation of major literary works. Peter L. Rudnytsky makes a persuasive and striking case for tracing significant connections between the Judeo-Christian story of the Fall and the Greek myth of Oedipus: Proposing that the Oedipus complex can be viewed as the \"latent content\" of the Fall, Rudnytsky at once respects the explanatory power of these master-myths while he interrogates their claims to universality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing above all on Freud, Klein, Winnicott, and Lacan, Rudnytsky integrates a range of psychoanalytic perspectives with deconstruction, new historicism, and psychobiography to highlight issues of gender and sexuality not only in Augustine and Milton but also in Gottfried's \u003ci\u003eTristan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSir Gawain and the Green Knight\u003c\/i\u003e, More's \u003ci\u003eHistory of King Richard III\u003c\/i\u003e, Shakespeare's \u003ci\u003eOthello\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e, as well the poetry of Marvell and other 17th-century writers who exhibit the \"dissociation of sensibility\" Rudnytsky links to the execution of King Charles I. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through synthesis of psychoanalysis, feminism, and literary criticism, \u003ci\u003ePsychoanalysis and the Patriarchal Tradition \u003c\/i\u003esheds new light on old masterpieces even as it reveals the contours of an entire tradition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter L. Rudnytsky \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of English at the University of Florida, USA, and Head of the Department of Academic and Professional Affairs of the American Psychoanalytic Association. A coeditor of Bloomsbury's Psychoanalytic Horizons series and editor of the History of Psychoanalysis series at Routledge, his most recent book is \u003ci\u003eMutual Analysis: Ferenczi, Severn, and the Origins of Trauma Theory\u003c\/i\u003e (2022). He maintains a private practice in psychoanalysis and psychotherapy in Gainesville, Florida.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749340643602,"sku":"9798765131145","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a6e2e4c0-38e9-4b85-98a0-4253a2116eff.jpg?v=1764077860","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/psychoanalysis-and-the-patriarchal-tradition-augustine-to-milton-9798765131145","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}