(Ebook) Psychoanalytic Perspectives on the Shadow of the Parent: Mythology, History, Politics and Art by Jonathan Burke ISBN 9781782205470, 1782205470

(Ebook) Psychoanalytic Perspectives on the Shadow of the Parent: Mythology, History, Politics and Art by Jonathan Burke ISBN 9781782205470, 1782205470

Psychoanalytic Perspectives on the Shadow of the Parentexplores the psychological challenges faced by the offspring of either famous or notorious parents.Beginning with parental legacies found in mythology and the Bible, the book presents a series of case studies drawn from a range of narrative contexts, selecting personalities drawn from history, politics, psychoanalysis, and literature, all viewed from an analytic perspective. The concluding section focuses on the manifestation of this parental shadow within the field of fine art, as written by artists themselves. 　This is a lively and varied collection from a fascinating range of contributors. It provides readers with a new understanding of family history, trauma, and reckoning screened through a psychoanalytic perspective, and will appeal to psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, counsellors and anyone interested in the dynamics of the family.