Art and the Transitional Object in Vernon Lee's Supernatural Tales

by Patricia Pulham

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Patricia Pulham combines psychoanalytic theory with socio-historical criticism in her study of Vernon Lee's fantastic tales. Using D.W. Winnicott's 'transitional object' theory, Pulham argues that the past in Lee's tales signifies not only an historical but a psychic past. Thus the 'ghosts' that haunt Lee's supernatural fiction held complex meanings for her that were fundamental to her intellectual development and allowed her to explore alternative...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1138383732

ISBN13:9781138383739

Release Date:June 2019

Publisher:Routledge

Length:188 Pages

Weight:0.60 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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Literary Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature Literature & Fiction

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