Dickens, and the Persistence of the Letter in the Unconscious: Reading

This paper looks at Lacan's stress on literature, the letter, and the individual letter, as constituting the unconscious and persisting in making its effects felt throughout speech and language. By taking selected examples from Pick wick Papers, David Copperfield and Bleak House, the unsettling...

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Published inEtudes anglaises Vol. 65; no. 1; p. 54
Main Author Tambling, Jeremy
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Paris Éditions Klincksieck 01.01.2012
Subjects
British & Irish literature
Dickens, Charles (1812-1870)
English literature
Language
Letters
Literature
Speech
Stress
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Summary:This paper looks at Lacan's stress on literature, the letter, and the individual letter, as constituting the unconscious and persisting in making its effects felt throughout speech and language. By taking selected examples from Pick wick Papers, David Copperfield and Bleak House, the unsettling and enduring effects of the letter are shown, as both questioning and reinforcing the way that language constructs meaning and significance in individual texts.
ISSN:0014-195X
1965-0159
DOI:10.3917/etan.651.0054