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Towards a psychoanalytical interpretation of "Footfalls" (Samuel Beckett)

Name: Towards a psychoanalytical interpretation of "Footfalls" (Samuel Beckett)
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Author: Alexander Häuser
ISBN: 978-3-656-14443-4

Term Paper (Advanced seminar), 2011

24 Pages, Grade: 2,0

Alexander Häuser (Author)

Excerpt

1. An introduction to Beckett’s psychoanalytical knowledge

2. Psychoanalytical elements in Beckett’s Footfalls
2.1 An example of hysteria
2.1.1 May’s pacing as a result of a suppressed trauma
2.1.2 The longing for a proof of existence as a search for identity
2.2 May and the aspects of her ‘egos’
2.2.1 The mother-daughter relationship in detail
2.2.2 May, the id and her super ego
2.3 The search for salvation in the depth of a soul
2.3.1 A Freudian dream interpretation of ‘I heard you deep in my sleep’
2.3.2 ‘Walking up and down his poor arm’ and ‘Lacrosse’ as allusion to human suffering

3. Examples of how Beckett’s form and style intensifies a psychoanalytical approach

4. Conclusion

5. Bibliography

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Title: Towards a psychoanalytical interpretation of "Footfalls" (Samuel Beckett)
College: University of Augsburg (Lehrstuhl für Englische Literaturwissenschaft)
Course: Samuel Beckett
Grade: 2,0
Author: Alexander Häuser (Author)
Year: 2011
Pages: 24
Catalog Number: V190015
ISBN (eBook): 9783656144298
ISBN (Book): 9783656144434
File size: 566 KB
Language: English
Keywords: Samuel Beckett, Beckett, Footfalls, Tritte, Psychoanalytical, Depth psychology, psychology, Jung, minimalism

Quote paper: Alexander Häuser (Author), 2011, Towards a psychoanalytical interpretation of "Footfalls" (Samuel Beckett), Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/190015

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