Oedipus Unbound Selected Writings on Rivalry and Desire |
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Author:
| Girard, René |
Editor:
| Anspach, Mark R. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8047-4779-0 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2004 |
Publisher: | Stanford University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $120.00 |
Book Description:
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These hard-to-find writings afford an inside look at the emergence of Girard's scapegoat theory from his pioneering analysis of rivalry and desire. Girard unbinds the Oedipal triangle from its Freudian moorings, replacing desire for the mother with desire for anyone--or anything--a rival desires.
These hard-to-find writings afford an inside look at the emergence of Girard's scapegoat theory from his pioneering analysis of rivalry and desire. Girard unbinds the Oedipal triangle from its Freudian moorings, replacing desire for the mother with desire for anyone--or anything--a rival desires.