On the Road to Lost Fathers: Jack Kerouac in a Lacanian Perspective

Tomasz Sawczuk author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Peter Lang AG

Published:9th May '19

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The book is the first monograph which examines the correspondences between the oeuvre of Jack Kerouac and the thought of Jacques Lacan, the two apparently incompatible worlds which prove to be complementary when taking a closer look. The study demonstrates a number of points. Firstly, with Jacques Lacan as a silent partner, it helps to better understand why psychoanalysis won Kerouac’s enmity in the mid-1950s. It also delves into Lacan’s reflections on spontaneous free-association to prove their convergence with Beats’ literary tactics. In its final part, by employing Lacanian theory, the book offers an extensive insight into Kerouac’s oeuvre to excavate the problematic status of the father figure, a crucial matter not yet given a rigorous critical attention.

ISBN: 9783631773475

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 384g

242 pages

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