1st Edition

The Stuff of Dreams Anxiety, Fantasy, and Psychoanalysis

By Kirsty Hall Copyright 2007
192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

179 Pages
by Routledge

Many texts about anxiety are based either in the philosophical tradition or within the medical model under the guise of discussions about post-traumatic stress disorder. In the case of fantasy, however, the usual sources of discussion are in literary and cultural criticism. Bringing the two together offers the scope for a book with an original theme. The balance between clinical ideas,... Read more
ContentsIntroductionChapter One Variations on a theme of negationChapter TwoOther minds, other worldsChapter ThreeWorking without a safety netChapter Four What happens when the plot gets lostChapter FiveGothic tales and other storiesChapter SixI believe ...Chapter SevenThe meaning of fantasy and anxietyChapter Eight Fantasy terminable and interminableReferences

Biography

Kirsty Hall