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  2. Psychoanalytic literary criticism - Wikipedia

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    Psychoanalytic literary criticism is literary criticism or literary theory that, in method, concept, or form, is influenced by the tradition of psychoanalysis begun by Sigmund Freud. Psychoanalytic reading has been practiced since the early development of psychoanalysis itself, and has developed into a heterogeneous interpretive tradition.

  3. Mental disorders in fiction - Wikipedia

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    The main character is Zeno Cosini, and the book is the fictional character's memoirs that he keeps at the insistence of his psychiatrist. Zeno's Conscience is most notably influential for being one of the first modernist novels with a non-linear structure and told by an unreliable narrator. Christina Alberta's Father, 1925 novel by H.G. Wells ...

  4. Psychological horror - Wikipedia

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    Poster for the American psychological horror film The Black Cat (1934). Psychological horror is a subgenre of horror and psychological fiction with a particular focus on mental, emotional, and psychological states to frighten, disturb, or unsettle its audience.

  5. Psychological fiction - Wikipedia

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    In literature, psychological fiction (also psychological realism) is a narrative genre that emphasizes interior characterization and motivation to explore the spiritual, emotional, and mental lives of its characters. The mode of narration examines the reasons for the behaviours of the character, which propel the plot and explain the story. [1]

  6. Horror fiction - Wikipedia

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    Horror is a genre of speculative fiction that is intended to disturb, frighten, or scare. [1] Horror is often divided into the sub-genres of psychological horror and supernatural horror.

  7. List of fictional antiheroes - Wikipedia

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    This list is for characters in fictional works who exemplify the qualities of an antihero—a protagonist or supporting character whose characteristics include the following: imperfections that separate them from typically heroic characters (such as selfishness, cynicism, ignorance, and bigotry); [1]

  8. The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism - Wikipedia

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    The Norton Anthology of Theory & Criticism (NATC) is an anthology of literary theory and criticism written in or translated to English that is published by the W. W. Norton & Company, one of several such compendiums. The first edition was published in 2001, with a second edition published in 2010 and a third in 2018.

  9. Identification (literature) - Wikipedia

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    Psychoanalytic literary criticism is a method of reading and analysing texts through the lens of psychoanalytic principles. [3] It is largely informed by Freudian psychoanalysis, but has since grown into its own field in literary theory, influenced by the work of psychoanalysts such as Carl Jung, Melanie Klein, and Jacques Lacan.