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The Resource Eros in mourning : Homer to Lacan, Henry Staten
Eros in mourning : Homer to Lacan, Henry Staten
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- Summary
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- "For the religious-philosophical tradition in which Western literature is rooted," writes Henry Staten, "mourning is the horizon of all desire. As soon as desire is something felt by a mortal being for a mortal being, eros (as desire-in-general) will always be to some degree agitated by the anticipation of loss."
- Eros in Mourning begins with a reading of the Iliad that shows how Homer, not yet influenced by the ideology of transcendence, analyzes the structure of unassuageable mourning in a way that is as up-to-date as the latest poststructuralism. Then, in readings of the Gospel of John, Dante, the troubadours, Petrarch, Hamlet, Paradise Lost, La Princess de Cleves, and Heart of Darkness, Staten shows how literary history may be reconstituted in terms of a poetics of mourning that keeps in sight the traditional problematic of mortal and transcendent eros. Finally, a reading of Lacan suggests that this writer - so profoundly influential today on the question of desire - must be understood in the context of the dialectic of mourning that dominates his work
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xvi, 231 pages
- Contents
-
- pt. 2.
- The Troubadours and Their Aftermath.
- Ch. 4.
- Cruel Lady, or The Decline of the "Gay Science" from the Troubadours to Dante.
- Ch. 5.
- Infidelity and Death in Hamlet and La Princesse de Cleves.
- Ch. 6.
- Adam's Choice: Paradise Lost
- pt. 3.
- Tragical-Existential.
- Ch. 1.
- Ch. 7.
- Inflicting/Mourning: Heart of Darkness.
- Ch. 8.
- The Bride Stripped Bare, or Lacan avec Plato
- The Argument
- pt. 1.
- Two Arkhe-Texts.
- Ch. 2.
- Before Transcendence: The Iliad.
- Ch. 3.
- How the Spirit (Almost) Became Flesh: The Gospel of John
- Isbn
- 9780801849237
- Label
- Eros in mourning : Homer to Lacan
- Title
- Eros in mourning
- Title remainder
- Homer to Lacan
- Statement of responsibility
- Henry Staten
- Subject
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- Desire in literature
- Desire in literature
- Deuil dans la littérature
- Désir dans la littérature
- Erotiek
- Grief in literature
- Grief in literature
- Homère -- Et la psychologie
- Lacan, Jacques, 1901-1981 -- Et Freud
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Literature -- History and criticism | Theory, etc
- Literature -- Theory, etc
- Littérature -- Histoire et critique | Théorie, etc
- Loss (Psychology) in literature
- Loss (Psychology) in literature
- Perte (Psychologie) dans la littérature
- Rouw
- Transcendentalisme
- Letterkunde
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- "For the religious-philosophical tradition in which Western literature is rooted," writes Henry Staten, "mourning is the horizon of all desire. As soon as desire is something felt by a mortal being for a mortal being, eros (as desire-in-general) will always be to some degree agitated by the anticipation of loss."
- Eros in Mourning begins with a reading of the Iliad that shows how Homer, not yet influenced by the ideology of transcendence, analyzes the structure of unassuageable mourning in a way that is as up-to-date as the latest poststructuralism. Then, in readings of the Gospel of John, Dante, the troubadours, Petrarch, Hamlet, Paradise Lost, La Princess de Cleves, and Heart of Darkness, Staten shows how literary history may be reconstituted in terms of a poetics of mourning that keeps in sight the traditional problematic of mortal and transcendent eros. Finally, a reading of Lacan suggests that this writer - so profoundly influential today on the question of desire - must be understood in the context of the dialectic of mourning that dominates his work
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1946-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Staten, Henry
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PN56.D48
- LC item number
- S83 1995
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Homère
- Lacan, Jacques
- Desire in literature
- Loss (Psychology) in literature
- Grief in literature
- Literature
- Désir dans la littérature
- Perte (Psychologie) dans la littérature
- Deuil dans la littérature
- Littérature
- Erotiek
- Transcendentalisme
- Rouw
- Letterkunde
- Desire in literature
- Grief in literature
- Literature
- Loss (Psychology) in literature
- Label
- Eros in mourning : Homer to Lacan, Henry Staten
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- pt. 2.
- The Troubadours and Their Aftermath.
- Ch. 4.
- Cruel Lady, or The Decline of the "Gay Science" from the Troubadours to Dante.
- Ch. 5.
- Infidelity and Death in Hamlet and La Princesse de Cleves.
- Ch. 6.
- Adam's Choice: Paradise Lost
- pt. 3.
- Tragical-Existential.
- Ch. 1.
- Ch. 7.
- Inflicting/Mourning: Heart of Darkness.
- Ch. 8.
- The Bride Stripped Bare, or Lacan avec Plato
- The Argument
- pt. 1.
- Two Arkhe-Texts.
- Ch. 2.
- Before Transcendence: The Iliad.
- Ch. 3.
- How the Spirit (Almost) Became Flesh: The Gospel of John
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xvi, 231 pages
- Isbn
- 9780801849237
- Lccn
- 94016559
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)30476457
- (OCoLC)ocm30476457
- Label
- Eros in mourning : Homer to Lacan, Henry Staten
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- pt. 2.
- The Troubadours and Their Aftermath.
- Ch. 4.
- Cruel Lady, or The Decline of the "Gay Science" from the Troubadours to Dante.
- Ch. 5.
- Infidelity and Death in Hamlet and La Princesse de Cleves.
- Ch. 6.
- Adam's Choice: Paradise Lost
- pt. 3.
- Tragical-Existential.
- Ch. 1.
- Ch. 7.
- Inflicting/Mourning: Heart of Darkness.
- Ch. 8.
- The Bride Stripped Bare, or Lacan avec Plato
- The Argument
- pt. 1.
- Two Arkhe-Texts.
- Ch. 2.
- Before Transcendence: The Iliad.
- Ch. 3.
- How the Spirit (Almost) Became Flesh: The Gospel of John
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xvi, 231 pages
- Isbn
- 9780801849237
- Lccn
- 94016559
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)30476457
- (OCoLC)ocm30476457
Subject
- Desire in literature
- Desire in literature
- Deuil dans la littérature
- Désir dans la littérature
- Erotiek
- Grief in literature
- Grief in literature
- Homère -- Et la psychologie
- Lacan, Jacques, 1901-1981 -- Et Freud
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Literature -- History and criticism | Theory, etc
- Literature -- Theory, etc
- Littérature -- Histoire et critique | Théorie, etc
- Loss (Psychology) in literature
- Loss (Psychology) in literature
- Perte (Psychologie) dans la littérature
- Rouw
- Transcendentalisme
- Letterkunde
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