The Myth of Creation in Reverse or the Disavowal of Genius in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
Abstract According to Freud, disavowal implies the denial of a frightening reality, a defense mechanism that is triggered in the initial phase of psychosis. The term may also imply, like in the fiction I propose to analyze, a refusal to assume responsibility for the consequences of one’s deeds an...
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Hyperion University
2016-10-01
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| Series: | HyperCultura |
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| Online Access: | http://litere.hyperion.ro/hypercultura/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Bulz-Adriana_pdf.pdf |