C. G. Jung and Literary Theory: The Challenge from Fiction [Hardcover]

Susan Rowland (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0312222750 | ISBN-13: 978-0312222758

C. G. Jung and Literary Theory remedies a significant omission in literary studies by doing for Jung and poststructuralist literary theories what has already been achieved for Freud and Lacan. Offering radically new Jungian theories of deconstruction, feminism, the body, sexuality, spirituality, postcolonialism, and reader-response, the book also investigates the controversial occult and fascist heritage of Jung. By using the work of Derrida, Kristeva, and Irigaray and also examining Jungian fiction, this book transforms modern literary theory in ways which simultaneously critique Jung's work.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'At last Jung, immensely fruitful Jung, is being connected with contemporary literary theory and writing. About time! Susan Rowland's astute and incisive study bridges all sorts of gaps that needed bridging. And as a plus, she brings all sorts of new insights into two unlikely bedfellows but equally wonderful writers, Doris Lessing and Michele Roberts.' - Nicole Ward Jouve 'Just as feminist thought made Freud newly useful for a much wider range of thought and literature, Susan Rowland's book is an important step in opening up Jung's thought for gender-aware criticism. It combines a thoughtful and unpolemic account of the misogyny of Jung's theory together with lucid recuperation of the theory to redress the patriarchal constructions of women and to produce a site for feminist theory in the creation of culture.' - Jocelyn Wogan-Browne, Senior Lecturer in English, University of Liverpool --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Susan Rowland is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Greenwich.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 248 pages
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (July 2, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312222750
• ISBN-13: 978-0312222758
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,370,404 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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