John Banville's narcissistic fictions
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John Banville's narcissistic fictions
Palgrave Macmillan, 2013
Available at 3 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-224) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In reading Banville's novels through the work of key psychoanalytical theorists, John Banville's Narcissistic Fictions brings together apparently disparate thematic strands - missing twins, shame, false identities - and presents these as manifestations of a central concern with narcissism.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Banville's Narcissists 3. Missing Twins 4. The False Self 5. Shame 6. Narrative Narcissism 7. The Paradox of Empathy 8. Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
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