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Paris, Bernard Jay was born on August 19, 1931 in Baltimore. Son of Albert and Anna (Richmond) Paris.
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"Psychology helps us to talk about what the novelist knows, but fiction helps us to know what the psychologist is talking about." So writes the author of this brilliant study. The chief impulse of realistic fiction is mimetic; novels of psychological realism call by their very nature for psychological analysis. This study uses psychology to analyze important characters and to explore the consciousness of the author and the work as a whole. What is needed for the interpretation of realistic fiction is a psychological theory congruent with the experience portrayed. Emerging from Paris' approach are wholly new and illuminating interpretations of Becky Sharp, William Dobbin, Amelia Sedley, Julian Sorel, Madame de Renal, Mathilde de la Mole, Maggie Tulliver, the underground man, Charley Marlow, and Lord Jim. The psychological approach employed by Paris helps the reader not only to grasp the intricacies of mimetic characterization, but also to make sense of thematic inconsistencies which occur in some of the books under consideration. For students of human behavior as well as students of literature, the great figures of realistic fiction provide a rich source of empathic understanding and psychological insight.
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( The enduring appeal of Shakespeare's works derives lar...)
The enduring appeal of Shakespeare's works derives largely from the fact that they contain brilliantly drawn characters. Interpretations of these characters are products of changing modes of thought, and thus past explanations of their behavior, including Shakespeare's, no longer satisfy us. In this work, Bernard J. Paris, an eminent Shakespearean scholar, shows how Shakespeare endowed his tragic heroes with enduring human qualities that have made them relevant to people of later eras. Bargains with Fate employs a psychoanalytic approach inspired by the theories of Karen Horney to analyze Shakespeare's four major tragedies and the personality that can be inferred from all of his works. This compelling study first examines the tragedies as dramas about individuals with conflicts like our own who are in a state of crisis due to the breakdown of their bargains with fate, a belief that they can magically control their destinies by living up to the dictates of their defensive strategies. Filled with bold hypotheses supported by carefully detailed accounts, this innovative study is a resource for students and scholars of Shakespeare, and for those interested in literature as a source of psychological insight. The author's combination of literary and psychoanalytic perspectives guides us to a humane understanding of Shakespeare and his protagonists, and, in turn, to a more profound knowledge of ourselves and human behavior.
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(Shakespeare's history and Roman plays are usually discuss...)
Shakespeare's history and Roman plays are usually discussed in terms of their political themes; their leading characters are imagined human beings who must be understood in motivational terms. Analyzing these characters with the aid of modern psychology (the theories of Karen Horney), this story attempts both to make sense of inconsistencies within the plays and the controversies they have produced.
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Paris, Bernard Jay was born on August 19, 1931 in Baltimore. Son of Albert and Anna (Richmond) Paris.
AB, Johns Hopkins U, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins U, 1959.
English instructor, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1956-1960; from assistant professor to English professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1960-1981; English professor, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1981-1996; professor emeritus, U. Florida, Gainesville, since 1996; director, Institute Psychological Study of Arts, Gainesville, 1985-1992; director, International Karen Horney Society, since 1991. Visiting professor Victorian Studies Center U. Leicester, England, 1972. Member editorial board American Journal Psychoanalysis.
(Shakespeare's history and Roman plays are usually discuss...)
( "Psychology helps us to talk about what the novelist kn...)
( The enduring appeal of Shakespeare's works derives lar...)
( The enduring appeal of Shakespeare's works derives lar...)
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Member Association Advancement Psychoanalysis (honorary), American Academy Psychoanalysis (scientific associate), Modern Language Association, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Shirley Helen Freedman, April 1, 1949. 1 child, Mark Eliot.