Ever wondered how writers and philosophers spend Chistmas? Jennifer O’Mahony overcomes obstacles as problematic as the not entirely recent death of the interviewees to bring you these exclusive insights Sigmund Freud: Anna wanted a horse for Christmas. As an extra special treat I’m going to continue to use her as a psychoanalytic subject for...
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Food, alone among the sensual pleasures, has always proved a felicitous subject for literature: eating leaves itself open to more varied description than drinking, it is more easily evoked by language than music or art, and it is considerably less embarrassing to read about than sex. Freudians may advocate a psychoanalytical approach to literature,...
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