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Prospero's paper.

P Hildebrand

    The International Journal of Psycho-Analysis
    |January 23, 2002
    PubMed
    Summary

    Psychoanalytic hermeneutics and literature, specifically Shakespeare

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychoanalytic literary criticism
    • Psychotherapy research
    • Clinical psychology

    Background:

    • Psychoanalysis explores transference and countertransference dynamics.
    • Literature offers interpretive frameworks for understanding complex psychological states.

    Observation:

    • A case study of a young woman with severe anorexia and a history of sexual abuse.
    • The analyst used Shakespeare's The Tempest to inform therapeutic work.

    Findings:

    • Interpreting object relations in The Tempest (Prospero and Miranda) deepened understanding of the patient-analyst relationship.
    • Literary analysis illuminated the oedipal bond and facilitated the patient's integration of healthier internal objects.

    Implications:

    • Literary hermeneutics can enhance psychoanalytic treatment, particularly in complex cases.
    • This approach aids patients in overcoming destructive internal objects and developing emotional maturity.
    • The analyst's own confrontation with mortality, mirrored in Prospero's relinquishment, facilitated patient growth.