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Paul John Eakin and the Psychology of English
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posted on 2023-06-08, 07:28 authored by Margaretta JollyMargaretta Jolly, Celia HuntThe work of the autobiography critic Paul John Eakin, while coming squarely out of the discipline of English, attempts to join literature and psychology without relying on psychoanalysis. In doing so, Eakin exposes the sophistications of English to be based on a model of selfhood that is deeply impoverished. In this brief article, we attempt to follow Eakins own journey through and away from psychoanalysis as a means to open up a more general dialogue on the status of psychology in English, and to look at future developments in both disciplines. We will also ask how far this move has been propelled by the field of life writing that Eakin has so persistently mapped. Are the specific demands of reading and writing life writing useful in revealing the psychology of literature more generally, useful in opening up a self that is wider than the psychoanalytic?
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- Published
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Auto/Biography StudiesISSN
0898-9575Publisher URL
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1Volume
23Page range
11-24Department affiliated with
- Centre for Community Engagement Publications
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- Centre for Life History and Life Writing Research Publications
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2012-02-06Usage metrics
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