"C. G. Jung believed that popular fiction often conveyed unvarnished psychological truths. In this volume, Matthew A. Fike skillfully analyzes the novels under consideration in Jung's 1925 seminar on analytical psychology, critiques the discussion, corrects Jung's ill-informed p…
C.G. Jung believed that popular fiction often conveyed unvarnished psychological truths. In this volume, Matthew A. Fike skillfully analyzes the novels under consideration in Jung's 1925 seminar on analytical psychology, corrects Jung's ill-informed perspectives, and sheds light…
Develops an approach to thinking about the transformative power of literature by drawing upon the much-neglected concept of experience in Foucault's work. Starting from the premise that works of literature are capable of having a profound effect on their audiences, this book sug…
"For Foucault, an 'experience book' is a book which transforms our experience by acting on us in a direct and unsettling way. Timothy O'Leary develops and applies this concept to literary texts. Starting from the premise that works of literature are capable of having a profound …
Foucault and Fiction develops a unique approach to thinking about the power of literature by drawing upon the often neglected concept of experience in Foucault's work. For Foucault, an 'experience book' is a book which transforms our experience by acting on us in a direct and un…
"We tell ourselves stories in order to live," Joan Didion observed in The White Album. Why is this? Michael Austin asks, in Useful Fictions. Why, in particular, are human beings, whose very survival depends on obtaining true information, so drawn to fictional narratives? After a…
