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John Banville's Narcissistic Fictions M. O'Connell

John Banville's Narcissistic Fictions By M. O'Connell

John Banville's Narcissistic Fictions by M. O'Connell

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In reading Banville's novels through the work of key psychoanalytical theorists, John Banville's Narcissistic Fictions brings together apparently disparate thematic strands - missing twins, shame, false identities - and presents these as manifestations of a central concern with narcissism.

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John Banville's Narcissistic Fictions: The Spectral Self by M. O'Connell

In reading Banville's novels through the work of key psychoanalytical theorists, John Banville's Narcissistic Fictions brings together apparently disparate thematic strands - missing twins, shame, false identities - and presents these as manifestations of a central concern with narcissism.

About M. O'Connell

Mark O'Connell teaches contemporary British and Irish fiction in the School of English, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, where he recently completed an IRCHSS Postdoctoral Research Fellowship. He has published essays on twentieth- and twenty-first century fiction in Studies in the Novel, Critique, Orbis Litterarum, Irish Studies Review and Irish University Review. He is a staff writer for The Millions.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Banville's Narcissists 3. Missing Twins 4. The False Self 5. Shame 6. Narrative Narcissism 7. The Paradox of Empathy 8. Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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NLS9781349348343
9781349348343
1349348341
John Banville's Narcissistic Fictions: The Spectral Self by M. O'Connell
M. O'Connell
New
Paperback
Palgrave Macmillan
2013-01-01
233
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