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Record Nr.

UNINA9910954789103321

Autore

Steele Jeffrey <1947->

Titolo

Unfolding the mind : the unconscious in American romanticism and literary theory / / Jeffrey Steele

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-315-52981-5

1-315-52980-7

1-315-52979-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (294 pages)

Collana

Routledge Library Editions: Literary Theory ; ; Volume 25

Disciplina

810/.9/353

Soggetti

American literature - 19th century - History and criticism

Subconsciousness in literature

American literature - History and criticism - Theory, etc

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

American writers in the 1830's and 1840's felt the need for a new terminology to express their awakening perception of "new" aspects of the mind. Without words like the "unconscious" vast areas of the psyche would have remained unexpressed and thus unapproachable. This "discovery" of the unconscious constitutes to the theme of this study, which was first published in 1987. This title will be of interest to students of literary theory.