The Irony of Identity
Download or Read eBook The Irony of Identity PDF written by Ian McAdam and published by University of Delaware Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Ian McAdam |
| Publisher | : University of Delaware Press |
| Total Pages | : 300 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0874136652 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780874136654 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Irony of Identity by : Ian McAdam
Book excerpt: Engaging the theories of Heinz Kohut on the individual's struggle for "manliness" and personal wholeness, McAdam illustrates how two fundamental points of destabilization in Marlowe's life and work - his subversive treatment of Christian belief and his ambivalence toward his homosexuality - clarify the plays' interest in the struggle for self-authorization. The author posits a post-Freudian argument in favor of pre-Oedipal narcissistic pathology in Marlowe's plays, in contrast to Kuriyama's psychoanalytic study, Hammer or Anvil, which is Freudian in approach and concerned with Oedipal patterns.
