The Psychological Fictions of J. G. Ballard - Couverture rigide

Francis, Samuel T.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1441161953 ISBN 13 : 9781441161956

Editeur : Continuum Publishing Corporation, 2011

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

This is a study of psychology and the psychological in J.G. Ballard's fiction that traces the influence of Sigmund Freud, C.G. Jung and R.D. Laing. J.G. Ballard self-professedly 'devoured' the work of Freud as a teenager, and entertained early thoughts of becoming a psychiatrist; he opened his novel-writing career with a manifesto declaring his wish to write a science fiction exploring not outer but 'inner space', and declaring the need for contemporary fiction to be viewed 'as a branch of neurology'. He also apparently welcomed a reader's report on "Crash" (1973) condemning him as 'beyond psychiatric help' as confirming his achievement of 'total artistic success'. Samuel Francis investigates Ballard's engagement with psychology and the psychological in his fiction, tracing the influence of key figures including Sigmund Freud, C.G. Jung and R.D. Laing and placing his work in the context of the wider fields of psychology and psychiatry. While the psychological preoccupations of his writing are very clear - including his use of concepts such as the unconscious, psychopathology, 'deviance', obsession, abnormal psychology and schizophrenia - this is the first book to offer a detailed analysis of this key conceptual and historical context for his fiction.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Samuel Francis is a Part-Time Tutor in the School of English at the University of Leicester, UK.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Continuum Publishing Corporation
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1441161953
• ISBN 13: 9781441161956
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 210