The anguished and the enchanted : "the little prince," revisited / / M. H. Bowker

• Autore: Bowker M. H.
• Pubblicazione: Santa Barbara : , : Punctum Books, , 2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Soggetto topico: Psychoanalysis in literature; Children in literature; Identity (Psychology) in literature
• Soggetto genere / forma: Translations
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Copyright -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Translator's Preface -- The Life of the Pilot -- Trouble at Home: The Baobabs and the Flower -- The Solitaires -- On Earth -- The Enchantment of Belonging -- The Final Descent -- Epilogue -- Postface -- Bibliography.
• Sommario/riassunto: In The Anguished and the Enchanted, M.H. Bowker offers a lengthy critical essay and richly annotated English translation of a lost Finnish translation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince. Featuring a substantial Translator’s Preface, M.H. Bowker develops a psychoanalytic lens through which to regard Saint-Exupéry’s classic work, offering a more nuanced and less "fable-esque" text than any translation and interpretation to date. On Bowker’s reading, dark and primitive unconscious forces — including neglect and abuse at home, the hatred of maturation and development, the projection of feelings of worthlessness onto others, the creation of an absurd and futile world, and more — infest the story, not unlike the Baobab trees dreaded by the little prince. Those already familiar with The Little Prince will find in The Anguished and the Enchanted a new way of regarding what has perhaps become a favorite or even a beloved book. Those unfamiliar with the original work will discover a sometimes tragic, sometimes sympathetic, sometimes harrowing account of the lengths to which persons will go in their struggle to find — or to escape from — meaningful places for themselves in the world of adults."In The Anguished and the Enchanted, M.H. Bowker offers a lengthy critical essay and richly annotated English translation of a lost Finnish translation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince. Featuring a substantial Translator’s Preface, M.H. Bowker develops a psychoanalytic lens through which to regard Saint-Exupéry’s classic work, offering a more nuanced and less ""fable-esque"" text than any translation and interpretation to date.On Bowker’s reading, dark and primitive unconscious forces — including neglect and abuse at home, the hatred of maturation and development, the projection of feelings of worthlessness onto others, the creation of an absurd and futile world, and more — infest the story, not unlike the Baobab trees dreaded by the little prince.Those already familiar with The Little Prince will find in The Anguished and the Enchanted a new way of regarding what has perhaps become a favorite or even a beloved book. Those unfamiliar with the original work will discover a sometimes tragic, sometimes sympathetic, sometimes harrowing account of the lengths to which persons will go in their struggle to find — or to escape from — meaningful places for themselves in the world of adults."
• Titolo autorizzato: The Anguished and the Enchanted
• ISBN: 9781953035561
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910476951103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II