Psychoanalysis Texts

Duped by Iago into believing that his beloved Desdemona has betrayed him, Othello is consumed with jealousy. His jealousy is so intense, in fact, that it leads him to kill Desdemona and then take h...

C. Auguste Dupin, Poe's detective-hero, solves a tough case using wit alone in this piece. Spoiler alert: the letter named in Poe's title turns out to be "hiding in plain sight." Our boy Lacan had...

Woolf's gorgeous modernist novel, To the Lighthouse, is more a meditation on the meaning of art and life than a page-turner. Still, there is the single suspenseful question that lingers throughout,...

This memoir looks back on modernist poet H.D.'s analysis with Freud. It's comprised of two short sections, written at different times. But her analysis—that is, her time on the couch, with Freud...

This famously disturbing poem follows the transformation of a dead father figure from a boot into a Nazi, and many other people and things. Eek. Plath's traumatized speaker declares repeatedly that...

An old master on another old master: Freud on Leonardo. Done and done, as we'd say. And it is truly a joy to read.This book is clearly and brilliantly argued, even if it's kooky at times. The book...

Freud is at the height of his lit crit powers in this dense text. And hold onto your seats, because it turns into a bumpy ride when Freud enlists etymology. Then, it gives us some serious goose bum...

Freud's last book spins a great yarn involving the founding of monotheistic religion. There are lots of twists and turns, and there's some very amateurish archaeology. So be prepared. Oh, and here'...

Klein's ideas are wild. And this is a great introduction to her account of the wild world of infant life. She makes Freud's "polymorphously perverse" child look tame, in some ways, since the Kleini...

The Four Fundamentals are not for the faint of heart. In fact, they're barely readable for the most hardcore lit critics among us. But it's worth at least spending some time staring at the pages of...

If you think this tour de force by our fave feminist deconstructionist won't interest you, think again. If you've got the theory guts to try and the endurance to stick this one out, you won't regre...