Peter Rudnytsky

Freud and Forbidden Knowledge

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ISBN 13:: 9780814774601
author:: Peter Rudnytsky
format:: Paperback
publisher:: New York University Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 1995
Pages:: 198
Genre:: Psychology Textbook
Condition:: New
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Freud and Forbidden Knowledge explores the theme of forbidden knowledge in canonical works of the Western tradition. This collection of nine essays uses psychoanalysis to uncover the significance of transgression in literature, from the Hebrew Bible to Boccaccio's The Decameron and Shakespeare's Hamlet.

The authors approach these works as constituting psychoanalytic knowledge, seeking to understand and alleviate human suffering through their practice. By examining the deposits of forbidden knowledge in literature, they aim to re-vision the canonical status of these works and recover the history of transgression.

Through a series of wide-ranging meditations on the tragic dimensions of human experience, Freud and Forbidden Knowledge invites reflection on the significance of forbidden knowledge to psychoanalysis. This collection offers a nuanced exploration of the complex relationships between literature, psychology, and the human condition.

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