Dwelling in Language: Character, Psychoanalysis and Literary Consolations

By Margrét Guðmundsdóttir

Dwelling in Language proposes a theory of literary character, based on Jacques Lacan's ideas about self, language and ethics. The book departs from previous studies in postulating an ontological identity for character. A variety of transhistorical readings aim at replacing the personhood of character with impersonal ethical zones.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 363164437X
• ISBN13: 9783631644379
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W
• Length: 337 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.3"