Attachment and loss in the works of James Joyce /

Attachment and loss in the works of James Joyce /

"Using attachment theory as a frame of reference to critically analyse grief in the works of James Joyce, Attachment and Loss in the Works of James Joyce allows for new and innovative readings to emerge, opening another avenue in the debate regarding cognition and literature"--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Horsnell, Linda, 1961- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2022]
Subjects:
Joyce, James, > 1882-1941 > Criticism and interpretation.
Joyce, James, > 1882-1941 > Characters.
Attachment behavior in literature.
Loss (Psychology) in literature.
Grief in literature.
Irish literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • The development of attachment theory
  • Attachment theory : a universal theory
  • The representation of character and reader response
  • Attachment theory and literary interpretation
  • "The sisters" : anticipatory grief in a securely attached individual
  • Master Dignam : sudden bereavement and anxious/ambivalent. Attachment
  • "Eveline" : unresolved grief and the pull of the dead
  • The dead" : disenfranchised grief, idealisation of the deceased and the effect of living
  • Stephen Dedalus
  • Leopold and Molly Bloom
  • Joyce, Catholicism and family
  • Stephen Dedalus : grief, guilt and remorse of conscience
  • Leopold Bloom : grieving in isolation.

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