Obsession : a history / Lennard J. Davis.

  • Davis, Lennard J., 1949-
Date:
2008
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Publication/Creation

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008.

Physical description

v, 290 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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Contents

Origins of obsession -- The emergence of obsession -- Specialization as monomania -- Never done: compulsive writing, graphomania, bibliomania -- Freud and obsession as the gateway to psychoanalysis -- Obsessive sex and love -- Obsession and visual art -- OCD: now and forever -- Conclusion: So what? So what? So what? So what? and other obsessive thoughts.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-276) and index.

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ISBN

  • 9780226137827
  • 0226137821