Psychology in the Fiction of Henry James

Memory, Emotions, and Empathy

Teckyoung Kwon (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

202 Seiten

2024
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic (Verlag)
978-1-6669-0574-8 (ISBN)

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Psychology in the Fiction of Henry James: Memory, Emotions, and Empathy focuses on the study of consciousness, also examines new ways to read fiction from a scientific perspective, one that draws upon early psychological theories and recent neuroscientific research. Freud and William James stand together as intellectual pioneers who contributed to our understanding of the revolutionary concept of consciousness. Meanwhile, Henry James devoted his life to the development of narrative methods that would extend the realm of Realism: a pursuit that led him to draw upon consciousness and experience alike. When examining these three figures, the key components of consciousness that they shared in common turn out to be memory, emotions, and empathy. This volume deals with theoretical works on those three concepts by the works of Freud, William James, and recent neuroscientists, as well as two narrative techniques Henry James devised to represent consciousness: ghosts and Free Indirect Discourse. Additionally, this book is an analysis of Henry’s major fictions to show how those scientific terms have been used to achieve a fresh reading of his novels. Overall, this volume demonstrates that the three components are elements in the dual-aspect monism that Freud proposed earlier.

Teckyoung Kwon is professor emeritus of English at Seoul’s Kyung Hee University.

Erscheinungsdatum	30.03.2024
Sprache	englisch
Maße	158 x 237 mm
Gewicht	513 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Psychoanalyse / Tiefenpsychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Verhaltenstherapie
ISBN-10	1-6669-0574-7 / 1666905747
ISBN-13	978-1-6669-0574-8 / 9781666905748
Zustand	Neuware