The self and its pleasures : Bataille, Lacan, and the history of the decentered subject / / Carolyn J. Dean

• Autore: Dean Carolyn J (Carolyn Janice), <1960->
• Pubblicazione: Ithaca, New York ; ; London : , : Cornell University Press, , 2016; ©1992
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (ix, 270 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 155.2/0944/0904
• Soggetto topico: Self - History - 20th century; Self (Philosophy) - History - 20th century; Masochism - History; Criminal psychology - History
• Soggetto geografico: France Intellectual life 20th century
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-263) and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: In this innovative cultural history, the author sheds light on the origins of poststructuralist thought, paying particular attention to the reinterpretation of the self by Jacques Lacan, Georges Bataille, and other French thinkers. Dean examines an array of evidence from medical texts and literary works alike. The Self and Its Pleasures offers a pathbreaking understanding of the boundaries between theory and history.
• Titolo autorizzato: The self and its pleasures
• ISBN: 9781501705403; 9780801426605; 9780801499548
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910524905503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II