Saint/Oedipus: Psychocritical Approaches to Flaubert's Art by Berg, William J.; Moskos, George; Grimaud, Michel - 1982

Cornell University Press, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. With an essay by Jean-Paul Sartre and a new translation of Flaubert's Saint Julian by Michel Grimaud. Hardcover book with dust jacket, neither ex-library nor marked as a remainder. Dust jacket has sunning to the spine and a little wear along the top edge. Binding is strong and all signatures are intact. Text block is free of markings and highlighting. All leaves are intact; no dog-ears. 305 pp. with index. <br /><br />In Saint/Oedipus, three practioners of psychocriticism take a close look at Flaubert's powerful and problematic story. Focusing on recurrent patterns of the text, their essays not only shed light on the work itself by constitute an expert introduction to the methods of psychoanalytic criticism. Each contributor approaches The Legend of Saint Julian from a different perspective, drawing on the systems of Freud, Jung, Sartre, and the Chicago school of psychoanalysis. Heavy books or multi-volume sets will require additional postage. Send me a message before purchase if you want a quote; otherwise, I will contact you after purchase with the final shipping price. Ships from USA.