{"product_id":"the-return-of-the-repressed-uncovering-family-secrets-in-zola-s-fiction-an-interpretation-of-selected-novels-9783034319829","title":"«The Return of the Repressed»: Uncovering Family","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book analyses one of the many levels of complexity not readily apparent to the reader of Zola’s fiction: the question of the author’s family secrets. The novels addressed here present a variety of sub-textual issues highlighting Zola’s sexual insecurity and anxiety. Their analysis reveals a mystery related to female sexuality that pervades the narratives of \u003ci\u003eThérèse Raquin \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLa Fortune des Rougon\u003c\/i\u003e, and that is silently transmitted in \u003ci\u003eMadeleine Férat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLa Faute de l’Abbé Mouret\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLa Bête humaine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLa Curée\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNana\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLe Docteur Pascal \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eVérité\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003eThe novels are explored from the standpoint of psychoanalytical criticism, a tool particularly appropriate for examining Zola’s language and illuminating the recurrent theme of «the Return of the repressed». Four psychoanalytical theories are adopted: Nicolas Abraham’s and Maria Toroks’ theories of psychic development (presenting the concept of the phantom) and Sigmund Freud’s and Jacques Lacan’s theories of infantile sexuality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents: The Function of the Unconscious in the Selected Novels of Emile Zola – The Death-Drive and the Return of the Repressed in \u003ci\u003eLa Fortune des Rougon, Thérèse Raquin\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMadeleine Férat\u003c\/i\u003e – The Function of Dreams in \u003ci\u003eLa Faute de l’Abbé Mouret \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLa Bête humaine\u003c\/i\u003e – Prostitution and Nineteenth-Century «Female Discourse» in \u003ci\u003eLa Curée \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNana\u003c\/i\u003e – The Connection between Gestation and Heredity in \u003ci\u003eLe Docteur Pascal\u003c\/i\u003e, or the Secret Exposed – The Nature of Truth in \u003ci\u003eVérité\u003c\/i\u003e – Conclusion of Arguments Presented on Zola’s Language.","brand":"Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51043651060055,"sku":"9783034319829","price":59.31,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9783034319829.jpg?v=1750959011","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-return-of-the-repressed-uncovering-family-secrets-in-zola-s-fiction-an-interpretation-of-selected-novels-9783034319829","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}