>I Am Not What I Am<: Iago and Negative Transcendence
- One of the perennial questions in Shakespeare studies concerns what Coleridge called the >motiveless malignity< of Iago. Instead of looking at Iago as an individual, however, I will argue that he is best understood as a representation of the >social character< of early modern bourgeois man. Iago’s denial of spiritual values and his mercenary nature can be understood in this light. Fromm’s theses concerning the interconnections among anal libido, the death instinct, malignant aggression, and necrophilia all find support in Shake-speare’s supreme villain.
MetadatenAuthor: | Peter L. Rudnytsky |
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Parent Title (English): | Fromm Forum (English Edition – ISSN 1437-1189), 22 / 2018, Tuebingen (Selbstverlag), pp. 021-037. |
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Series (Serial Number): | Fromm Forum (English edition / englische Ausgabe) (e22/2018b) |
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Document Type: | Articles |
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Language: | English |
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Year of first Publication: | 2018 |
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Release Date: | 2019/03/04 |
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Volume: | e22/2018b |
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Format: | PDF-file to download |
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IdNo: | Rudnytsky_P_L_2018 |
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Writings about Erich Fromm (Secondary Literature): | Articles / Artikel |
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Erich Fromm's Library and Erich Fromm Archive: | Articles / Artikel |
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International Erich Fromm Society's Writings: | Articles / Artikel |
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