Crosslisted with Comparative Literature (01:195:312:01)

Origins and major concepts of psychoanalysis through close analysis of Freud’s writings with a particular focus on their literary dimension. Topics covered include: the Oedipus complex, narcissism, the unconscious, repression, infantile sexuality, hysteria, neurosis, psychosis, transference, parapraxis, trauma, the theory of dreams, and fetishism. Texts include The Interpretation of Dreams, The Psychopathology of Everyday Life, case histories (Anna O., Dora, Rat Man, Wolf Man), and a number of the metapsychological papers as well as short literary works and film clips.