Publication Date:
2013
abstract:
The essay proposes a Lacanian-Zizekian reading of the novella "The Papers", written by Henry James at the beinning of the twentieth century. The world of the press is thus read as a gigantic psychoanalytic fantasy upon which any knowledge of reality is founded.
Iris type:
2.1 Contributo in volume (Capitolo o Saggio)
Keywords:
Henry James, press, newspapers, Zizek, Lacan, reality, psychoanalysis
List of contributors:
Fusco, Maria Giovanna
Book title:
Transforming Henry James