Freud on time and timelessness: the ancient Greek influence
Noel-Smith, Kelly Ann (2014) Freud on time and timelessness: the ancient Greek influence. Doctoral thesis, Birkbeck, University of London.
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Abstract
This thesis turns on two assumptions: first, that there is a current absence within the psychoanalytic library of a consolidated account of Freud's theories of time and timelessness; second, that there is compelling evidence of an influence by the ancient Greek canon on Freud's metapsychology of time. The thesis is that a detailed examination of this influence will bring additional clarity to our understanding of Freud’s thoughts about time and timelessness and permit the provision of the currently lacking systematic account of this part of his theory. The author brings the three components of the Greek canon most important to Freud - myth, tragedy and philosophy – into dialogue with psychoanalysis to show the importance of their influence on Freud's ideas on temporality. The dialogue permits novel conclusions to be drawn about Freud's theory of temporality generally and Freud's views on how we acquire time in particular.
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| Item Type: | Thesis |
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| Copyright Holders: | The copyright of this thesis rests with the author, who asserts his/her right to be known as such according to the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988. No dealing with the thesis contrary to the copyright or moral rights of the author is permitted. |
| Depositing User: | Acquisitions And Metadata |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Sep 2014 15:37 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Nov 2023 12:07 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/40071 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.18743/PUB.00040071 |
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