Idiot Love and the Elements of Intimacy: Literature, Philosophy, and Psychoanalysis

by David Stromberg

Book Overview

This book turns our search for intimacy on its head, suggesting that our way to creativity in love may be through idiocy. The book takes its readers on a journey through the work of Plato and Melanie Klein in theorizing the dynamics of intimacy while exploring some of the paradoxical aspects of love in works by Fyodor Dostoevsky and French filmmaker Catherine Breillat. Revisiting core concepts of how we think about relationships, the book lays...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030426971
• ISBN13: 9783030426972
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 167 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"