The therapeutic narrative : fictional relationships and the process of psychological change /

From Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice to Anne Tyler's The Accidental Tourist, one of the most appealing themes in a novel is that of personal transformation through a relationship. In this volume, the Almonds show how this message is also that of successful psychotherapy or psychoanalysis

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Almond, Barbara
Other Authors:	Almond, Richard, Almond, Richard (Psychoanalyst)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1996 Westport, Conn. ; London : c1996 Westport, Conn. : 1996
Subjects:	Austen, Jane, > 1775-1817 > Criticism and interpretation Burnett, Frances Hodgson, > 1849-1924 > Criticism and interpretation Eliot, George, > 1819-1880 > Criticism and interpretation Fowles, John, > 1926-2005 > Criticism and interpretation Spyri, Johanna, > 1827-1901 > Criticism and interpretation Tyler, Anne > Criticism and interpretation Wharton, Edith, > 1862-1937 > Criticism and interpretation Austen, Jane, > 1775-1817 Burnett, Frances Hodgson, > 1849-1924 Eliot, George, > 1819-1880 Fowles, John, > 1926-2005 Spyri, Johanna, > 1827-1901 Tyler, Anne Wharton, Edith, > 1862-1937 Literature > Psychological aspects Literature > Psychology Psychoanalysis and literature Literature, Modern Psychoanalytic Interpretation Personality Development Psychoanalytic Therapy Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Pride and Prejudice: Jane Austen's Poreshadowing of Psychoanalytic Process
3. Jane Eyre: Mastering Passion and Guilt through Mutual Influence
4. Margaret Drabble's The Needle's Eye: A Depressive Neurosis Is Healed in a Spontaneous Relationship
5. The Accidental Tourist: Traumatic Loss and Pathological Grief Respond to "Accidental Therapy"
6. Silas Marner (George Eliot): Chronic Depression Resolves in a Complexly Layered Therapeutic Process
7. Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden: Multiple Cures, Multiple Processes of Cure
8. Heidi (Johanna Spyri): The Innocence of the Child as a Therapeutic Force
9. The Magus (John Fowles): A Literary Psychodrama
10. The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton): Tragedy - The Failure of a Relationship to Transform
11. Conclusion: We Read, We Write, We Talk to Heal
Pride and prejudice : Jane Austen's foreshadowing of psychoanalytic process
Jane Eyre : mastering passion and guilt through mutual influence
Margaret Drabble's The needle's eye : a depressive neurosis is healed in a spontaneous relationship
The accidental tourist : traumatic loss and pathological grief respond to "accidental therapy"
Silas Marner (George Eliot) : chronic depression resolves in a complexly layered therapeutic process
Frances Hodgson Burnett's The secret garden : multiple cures, multiple processes of cure
Heidi (Johanna Spyri) : the innocence of the child as a therapeutic force
The Magus (John Fowles) : a literary psychodrama
The house of mirth (Edith Wharton) : tragedy, the failure of a relationship to transform
Conclusion : we read, we write, we talk to heal
1 Introduction
2. Pride and Prejudice: Jane Austen's Poreshadowing of Psychoanalytic Process
3. Jane Eyre: Mastering Passion and Guilt through Mutual Influence
4. Margaret Drabble's The Needle's Eye: A Depressive Neurosis Is Healed in a Spontaneous Relationship
5. The Accidental Tourist: Traumatic Loss and Pathological Grief Respond to "Accidental Therapy"
6. Silas Marner (George Eliot): Chronic Depression Resolves in a Complexly Layered Therapeutic Process
7. Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden: Multiple Cures, Multiple Processes of Cure
8. Heidi (Johanna Spyri): The Innocence of the Child as a Therapeutic Force
9. The Magus (John Fowles): A Literary Psychodrama
10. The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton): Tragedy - The Failure of a Relationship to Transform
11. Conclusion: We Read, We Write, We Talk to Heal.

The therapeutic narrative : fictional relationships and the process of psychological change /

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