278 Pages
by
Routledge
278 Pages
by
Routledge
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First Published in 1974, Roads to Consciousness has for its protagonist the idealistic truth-seeking young man who sees that men are evil and righteously condemns the ways of this wicked world, but then falls into cynicism and despair when he discovers at last that he too is a man, and he too is evil. Through a discussion of works of literature ranging from Hamlet to Lady Chatterley's Lover... Read more
Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: The Fall of Man 1. The Loss of Eden 2. Hamletian Man 3. The Problem of Dissociation 4. Crime and Punishment: A Study of Dissociation Part II: The Adolescent Hero 5. The Revolt against the Father 6. The Ambiguity of the Rebellious Son 7. The Reaction against Idealism: 1. Spurious Acceptance 8. The Reaction against Idealism: 2. The Crime Part III: The Hero of Consciousness 9. The Descent into Solitude 10. The Encounter with Death 11. The Return to Sensation 12. Paradise Regained Reference Notes
Biography
Sydney Mendel
