_ Reference: Alparslan Nas LE NÉANT DANS LA PENSÉE CONTEMPORAINE (The Nothing in Contemporary Thought), ed. Norbert-Bertrand Barbe, Bès Editions, … More
Category: Literary Theory
“The Country of the Blind” by Wells: The Author of Deconstruction
_ Well’s story, “The Country of the Blind” depicts a “reversed” relationship between the sightedness and blindness. In the country … More
Trauma in Freud and in Lacan
_ The word “trauma” is etymologically linked to the Greek word “wound”. It is derived from the verb which means … More
Kafka’s "The Judgment": Psychoanalysis & Deconstruction
_ In Kafka’s story, “The Judgment”, once can determine the one who judges and the one who is judged by … More
Waiting for Godot as a "Text of Jouissance"
_ The term “Theater of the Absurd” was coined by Martin Esslin in his book “The Theatre of the Absurd” … More
"The Purloined Letter" – Literary Blindness
_ Poe’s The Purloined Letter is a story whose plot revolves around the acts of seeing and not seeing. Hence … More
Reading as a Voluntary Blindness?
_ Pritchett’s “Blind Love” metaphorically displays the idea of “concretization” of a literary text against which deconstruction reacts. Deconstruction refers … More
Catastrophe of Language in "Herland" and "The Left Hand of Darkness"
_ Literature can function as a sphere in which one can illustrate solutions or alternative notions against the discourses to … More
Brecht – Verfremdungseffekt – Psychoanalysis
_ While discussing the war, Mother Courage asks: “Then don’t you think the war might end?” She is talking to … More
Letter from Gilman’s "Herland"
Dear Friend, _ I know that you waited for so long to hear from me. It has been a week … More
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