1st Edition
Decentering the Nineteenth Century Novel Literature and Psychology
By Alberto Castelli
Copyright 2027
240 Pages
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Routledge
This groundbreaking monograph offers readers a profound exploration of nineteenth-century literature. Rather than presenting these works as a mere succession of literary movements, the author weaves romanticism, realism, gothic, and decadence into a coherent tapestry united by a singular focus: the enigmatic nature of human decision-making.
The text delves beyond plot mechanics to examine the... Read more
Introduction: The Text and The Rest
Chapter 1. Werther and Jacopo Ortis: A Durkheimian Suicide
Chapter 2. Romanticism: Incest as an Act of Love
Chapter 3. Bipolarism in the Nineteenth-Century Novel
Chapter 4. Crime and Punishment: A Case for Agape
Chapter 5. The Allure of Pain: Isabel Archer and Desire
Chapter 6. The Double Within: A Case of Madness or Unconscious Desire?
Chapter 7. The Dark Side of the Moon: A Disturbing Beauty
Chapter 8. The Beauty of Unfulfillment
Conclusion
Biography
Alberto Castelli is Professor of Humanities at Hainan University.
