How Long to Read Psychoanalytic Theory of Greek Tragedy

How Long Does it Take to Read Psychoanalytic Theory of Greek Tragedy?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 1 minute to read Psychoanalytic Theory of Greek Tragedy by C. Fred Alford

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Description

Psychoanalytic readings of literature are often reductionist, seeking to find in great works of the past support for current psychoanalytic tenets. In this book C. Fred Alford begins with the possibility that the insights into human needs and aspirations contained in Greek tragedy might be more profound than psychoanalytic theory. He offers his own psychoanalytic interpretation of the tragedies, one that reconstructs the dramatists' views of the world and, when necessary, enlarges psychoanalysis to take these views into account. Alford draws on an eclectic mixture of psychoanalytic theories--in particular the work of Melanie Klein, Robert Jay Lifton, and Jacques Lacan--to help him illuminate the concerns of the Greek poets. He discusses not only well-known tragedies, such as Aeschylus' Oresteia trilogy, Sophocles' Theban plays, and Euripides' Medea and Bacchae, but also lesser-known works, such as Sophocles' Philoctetes and Euripides' so-called romantic comedies. Alford examines the fundamental concerns of the tragedies: how to live in a world in which justice and power often seem to have nothing to do with each other; how to confront death; how to deal with the fear that our aggression will overflow and violate all that we care about; how to make this inhumane world a more human place. Two assumptions of the tragic poets could, he argues, enrich psychoanalysis--that people are responsible without being free, and that pity is the most civilizing connection. The poets understood these things, Alford believes, because they never flinched in the face of the suffering and constraint that are at the center of human existence.

How long is Psychoanalytic Theory of Greek Tragedy?

Psychoanalytic Theory of Greek Tragedy by C. Fred Alford is 236 pages long, and a total of 60,416 words.

This makes it 80% the length of the average book. It also has 74% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Psychoanalytic Theory of Greek Tragedy Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 30 minutes to read Psychoanalytic Theory of Greek Tragedy aloud.

What Reading Level is Psychoanalytic Theory of Greek Tragedy?

Psychoanalytic Theory of Greek Tragedy is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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