Narcissism and Selfhood in Medieval French Literature : Wounds of Desire /: Wounds of Desire. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Nicholas Ealy.
• Authors: Ealy, Nicholas
• Contents: I. Narcissism and Selfhood in Context 1. Introduction: Narcissus and the Wounded Self 1.1 Selfhood and the Myth of Narcissus 1.2 Selfhood and Wounding 1.3 Overview of this Book 2. Narcissus and Selfhood: The Lay of Narcissus 2.1 The Image of the Self: Vision and Truth (Veoir and Voir) 2.2 Wounding Images: Within and Without (Dedenz and Dehors) 2.3 Seeing the Self: Je me plaing ('I lament myself') 2.4 Postscript: The Impossibility of V(e)oir II. Selfhood and the Open Wound 3. Narcissus and Mourning: Alain de Lille's Plaint of Nature 3.1 Narcissus Mourned: The Wounding of Language 3.2 Narcissus in Mourning: Nature as Wounded 3.3 Mourning (Un)Done: The (Im)Possibility of Closure 4. Narcissus and Melancholy: René d'Anjou's Book of the Love-Smitten Heart 4.1 The Heart of Melancholy 4.2 Melancholy at the Fountain 4.3 Melancholy at the Mirror III. The Wounded Self as Witness 5. Narcissus and Trauma: Chrétien de Troyes's Story of the Grail 5.1 The Wound and Knowledge (Navrez and Nel Savez) 5.2 Blancheflor's Mirror: Agape and the Courtly Lady 5.3 Perceval and the Grail: The Failure of Witnessing 5.4 Blood on Snow: The Gaze of the Other 5.5 Blood and the Cross (Seignier): The Trauma of Salvation 6. Narcissus and Testimony: Guillaume de Machaut's Fountain of Love 6.1 Vision and Speech (Mire and Dire): The Echo of Testimony 6.2 The Testimony of Martyrdom 6.3 Mute Witness: Testimony at the Fountain 6.4 Echo's Response: The Joy of Narcosis 7. Epilogue: Between Je me plaing and Iste ego sum.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2019
• Copyright Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (238 pages)
• Subjects: Literature; Literature, Medieval; European literature; Classical literature; Motion pictures; Literary Criticism -- European -- General; Literary Criticism -- Ancient & Classical; Literary Criticism -- Semiotics & Theory; History -- Europe -- General; Performing Arts -- Film & Video -- General; Literature: history & criticism; Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Literary theory; European history; Film, TV & radio; Literary Criticism -- Medieval; Literature-Philosophy; Europe-History-476-1492
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030279165
• Related ISBNs: 9783030279158
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