{"product_id":"narcissism-and-selfhood-in-medieval-french-literature-wounds-of-desire-hardcover","title":"Narcissism and Selfhood in Medieval French Literature: Wounds of Desire - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNicholas Ealy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers analyses of texts from medieval France influenced by Ovid's myth of Narcissus including the \u003ci\u003eLay of Narcissus\u003c\/i\u003e, Alain de Lille's \u003ci\u003ePlaint of Nature\u003c\/i\u003e, René d'Anjou's \u003ci\u003eLove-Smitten Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, Chrétien de Troyes's \u003ci\u003eStory of the Grail \u003c\/i\u003eand Guillaume de Machaut's \u003ci\u003eFountain of Love\u003c\/i\u003e. Together, these texts form a corpus exploring human selfhood as wounded and undone by desire. Emerging in the twelfth century in Western Europe, this discourse of the wounded self has survived with ever-increasing importance, informing contemporary methods of theoretical inquiry into mourning, melancholy, trauma and testimony. Taking its cue from the moment Narcissus bruises himself upon learning he cannot receive the love he wants from his reflection, this book argues that the construct of the wounded self emphasizes fantasy over reality, and that only through the world of the imagination--of literature itself--can our narcissistic injuries seemingly be healed and desire fulfilled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers analyses of texts from medieval France influenced by Ovid's myth of Narcissus including the \u003ci\u003eLay of Narcissus\u003c\/i\u003e, Alain de Lille's \u003ci\u003ePlaint of Nature\u003c\/i\u003e, René d'Anjou's \u003ci\u003eLove-Smitten Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, Chrétien de Troyes's \u003ci\u003eStory of the Grail \u003c\/i\u003eand Guillaume de Machaut's \u003ci\u003eFountain of Love\u003c\/i\u003e. Together, these texts form a corpus exploring human selfhood as wounded and undone by desire. Emerging in the twelfth century in Western Europe, this discourse of the wounded self has survived with ever-increasing importance, informing contemporary methods of theoretical inquiry into mourning, melancholy, trauma and testimony. Taking its cue from the moment Narcissus bruises himself upon learning he cannot receive the love he wants from his reflection, this book argues that the construct of the wounded self emphasizes fantasy over reality, and that only through the world of the imagination--of literature itself--can our narcissistic injuries seemingly be healed and desire fulfilled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicholas Ealy\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of English and Modern Languages at the University of Hartford, USA. He specializes in the medieval cultures of France and Iberia and has published on the theme of narcissism in medieval literature, modern literature and film.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 238\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51794730877216,"sku":"9783030279158","price":145.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4c08ff3574fddace800f7df07f72ba72.webp?v=1780732303","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/narcissism-and-selfhood-in-medieval-french-literature-wounds-of-desire-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}