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Literary Theory: Twentieth Century-continued

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Freud, Lacan, and the Unconscious -2

Chapter Outline

  1. Learning the Terms
  2. Learning the Concepts




Introduction

You have already gained a preliminary understanding of the work of Freud and Lacan. Some questions must already have occurred to you : how does all this connect with literary criticism ? How old is the idea of the 'unconscious' ? How to connect psychoanalysis with literature ? The questions in your mind may be of this order. Here, therefore, we shall try to make the ideas we brought to you earlier, a little more clear.


Learning Objectives
After reading this chapter, you are expected to be able to:






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Let's Sum Up


Glossary


Practice Test


Answers to SAQs


References and Further Readings