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The Lady of Shalott
Author(s) -
Klein Josephine
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
british journal of psychotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1752-0118
pISSN - 0265-9883
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0118.1992.tb01203.x
Subject(s) - mirroring , psychology , psychoanalysis , object relations theory , psychopathology , poetry , object (grammar) , psychoanalytic theory , psychotherapist , social psychology , literature , clinical psychology , philosophy , art , linguistics
SUMMARY. A parallel is drawn between the psychopathology of Tennyson's Lady of Shalott and a more recent sufferer's, in that both withdrew from the sensory world. The poem illustrates the more recent patient's experiences, some of which can be understood in terms of such concepts as Guntrip's schizoid processes, Winnicott's maternal mirroring functions, and Fairbairn's egoand object‐splitting. *