Medea
Myth and Unconscious Fantasy
Published on 17. April 2018
208 pages
978-0-429-91615-1 (ISBN)
Description
This book introduces the Euripides' Medea fantasy as an unconscious determinant of psychogenic sterility, a fantasy that forms an unrecognized part of the self-representation. It is addressed to people who are interested in womanhood, its fortunes and misfortunes, creativity and destructiveness.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Reflowable
File size
0,35 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-429-91615-1 (9780429916151)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Person
Roos, Esa
Content
Series Editor's Foreword -- Introduction -- On the Medea fantasy -- The ever present tragedy of Medea: women's attack on their own creativity -- The age-old myth of Medea and the Medea of Lars von Trier: the story of a woman's love and compassion rejected -- Medea: maternal ambivalence -- Female destructiveness in fairy tales and myths -- Sister fantasy and sisterly love -- Conflicts around having two mothers: an interview study with a Finnish war child -- On the psychology of love
