The Unconscious in Philosophy, and French and European Literature: Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century (Value Inquiry Book, 203)

Annotation. This book traces the idea of the unconscious as it emerges in French and European literature. It discusses the functioning of the normal unconscious mind and provides examples of the abnormal unconscious in poems and literature. Psychiatric cases as they are understood today are illustrated as mirrored in literature describing the functioning of the disturbed mind Mary-Rose Barral: Editorial Foreword Dan T. Valahu: Guest Foreword Fernand Vial: Preface Acknowledgements Mary-Rose Barral: Prologue Philosophy and Literature of the Unconscious Introduction Sources of the Idea of the Unconscious The Unconscious in Russian Literature The Unconscious in Scandinavian Literature The Unconscious in Bergsonism The Unconscious in Experimental Psychology The Unconscious in Psychoanalysis The Unconscious in French Literature Introduction First Manifestations of the Unconscious in Literature Extension of the Theory of the Unconscious in Literature The Unconscious as a Means of Psychological Exploration The Abnormal Unconscious in Literature The Unconscious in Literary Criticism The Unconscious in Surrealism Opposition to the Unconscious Epilogue Works Cited About the Authors Index Sources Of The Idea Of The Unconscious -- The Unconscious In Russian Literature -- The Unconscious In Scandinavian Literature -- The Unconscious In Bergonism -- The Unconscious In Experimental Psychology -- The Unconscious In Psychoanalysis -- First Manifestations Of The Unconscious In Literature -- Extension Of The Theory Of The Unconscious In Literature -- The Unconscious As A Means Of Psychological Exploration -- The Abnormal Unconscious In Literature -- The Unconscious In Literary Criticism -- The Unconscious In Surrealism -- Opposition To The Unconscious. Fernand Vial ; Edited By Mary-rose Barral ; With A Guest Foreword By Dan T. Valahu. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [317]-329) And Index.