{"product_id":"psychoanalysis-and-the-patriarchal-tradition-peter-l-rudnytsky-9798765131138","title":"Psychoanalysis and the Patriarchal Tradition: Augustine to Milton","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA work of feminist psychoanalytic literary criticism that offers original readings of early canonical works of the Western tradition.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn cogently argued and brilliant readings of texts ranging from St. Augustine's \u003ci\u003eConfessions \u003c\/i\u003eto Milton's \u003ci\u003eParadise Lost\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eParadise Regained \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSamson Agonistes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePsychoanalysis and the Patriarchal Tradition \u003c\/i\u003eshows the ongoing cultural value of psychoanalytic approaches-flexibly and critically applied-to the interpretation of major literary works. Peter L. Rudnytsky makes a persuasive and striking case for tracing significant connections between the Judeo-Christian story of the Fall and the Greek myth of Oedipus: Proposing that the Oedipus complex can be viewed as the \"latent content\" of the Fall, Rudnytsky at once respects the explanatory power of these master-myths while he interrogates their claims to universality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing above all on Freud, Klein, Winnicott, and Lacan, Rudnytsky integrates a range of psychoanalytic perspectives with deconstruction, new historicism, and psychobiography to highlight issues of gender and sexuality not only in Augustine and Milton but also in Gottfried's \u003ci\u003eTristan\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSir Gawain and the Green Knight\u003c\/i\u003e, More's \u003ci\u003eHistory of King Richard III\u003c\/i\u003e, Shakespeare's \u003ci\u003eOthello\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e, as well the poetry of Marvell and other 17th-century writers who exhibit the \"dissociation of sensibility\" Rudnytsky links to the execution of King Charles I. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through synthesis of psychoanalysis, feminism, and literary criticism, \u003ci\u003ePsychoanalysis and the Patriarchal Tradition \u003c\/i\u003esheds new light on old masterpieces even as it reveals the contours of an entire tradition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter L. Rudnytsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798765131138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Peter L. Rudnytsky","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47002064847103,"sku":"9798765131138","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_09055581-e1b1-40ef-bc07-8ca80d82bac3.jpg?v=1751602976","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/psychoanalysis-and-the-patriarchal-tradition-peter-l-rudnytsky-9798765131138","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}