Conflicting self-perceptions in George Eliot's 'Romola'
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This article examines the contrasting self-perceptions of the characters Tito and Romola in George Eliot's novel 'Romola,' especially where such self-perceptions depend upon and stem from a firm bond between father a child. George Eliot develops in Tito a narcissism illustrated in his betrayal of his father, and in Romola, a nurturing, caring personality which allows her a safe separation from her father.
Publication Name: The American Journal of Psychoanalysis
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0002-9548
Year: 1999
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George Eliot - proto-psychoanalyst
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The author investigates George Eliot's possible influence over Sigmund Freud in his initial creation of psychoanalysis. Eliot's novel, 'Daniel Deronda' is examined in order to draw parallels between Eliot's observations of human behavior and the fundamental principles of psychoanalysis studied and published by Freud.
Publication Name: The American Journal of Psychoanalysis
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0002-9548
Year: 1999
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