Echoes of Narcissus

Echoes of Narcissus
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Publisher : Berghahn Books
Total Pages : 314
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ISBN-10 : 1571817611
ISBN-13 : 9781571817617
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Book Synopsis Echoes of Narcissus by : Lieve Spaas

Download or read book Echoes of Narcissus written by Lieve Spaas and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nineteen contributors from the humanities and social sciences present essays exploring the myth of Narcissus, and the formation of theories based on this myth. Topics include the origin of the myth; variations of the myth; works of art inspired by the myth; the application of the myth to various social phenomena, literary works, and films; what the myth suggests about the relationship between self and others; and the transference of the myth from the individual level to the collective group. Spaas teaches French cultural studies at Kingston U. c. Book News Inc.


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