Deceit, Desire and the Novel: Self and Other in Literary Structure by René Girard, Yvonne Freccero

Deceit, Desire and the Novel: Self and Other in Literary Structure

René Girard, Yvonne Freccero

328 pages first pub 1961 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy psychology challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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This study extends beyond the scope of literature into the psychology of much of our contemporary scene, including fashion, advertising, and propaganda techniques. In considering such aspects, the author goes beyond the domain of pure aesthetics a...

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