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Rewriting the Self : Histories from the Middle Ages to the Present

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Rewriting the Self is an exploration of ideas of the self in the western cultural tradition from the Renaissance to the Present. The contributors analyse differing religious, philosophical, psychological, political, psychoanalytical and literary models of personal identity. They examine these models from a number of viewpoints, including the history of ideas, contemporary gender politics, and post-modernist literary theory.
Rewriting the Self offers a challenge to the received version of the 'ascent of western man'. Lively and controversial, the book broaches big questions in an accessible way.
Rewriting the Self arises from a seminar series held at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London. The contributors include prominent academics from a range of disciplines.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780415142793
  • ISBN-10: 0415142792
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • Publish Date: December 1996
  • Dimensions: 9.32 x 6.44 x 0.92 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.51 pounds
  • Page Count: 296

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