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- catalog abstract "Tracing the history of confession from the Desert Fathers through the Lateran decree (1215) and the Council of Trent (1543-63), Matthew Senior examines the significance of these events and the role of confessional discourse in works by Dante, Corneille, and Racine. Using a multidisciplinary approach, Senior focuses his study on Minos, the legendary king of Crete and judge of both Homer's and Virgil's underworlds. Dante transforms Minos into a demon who forces the souls of the damned to confess as they enter the underworld; likewise, the ritual of confession opens the gates of Purgatory. Dante's afterlife, according to Senior, is an extrapolation of the Lateran decree, a total vision of humanity governed and punished by its own verity. Following Trent, a new mode of confession makes its appearance, a baroque discourse in which "the heart speaks to the heart." Senior argues that Corneille similarly creates a new kind of hero who distinguishes himself as much by the confessional trial of self-statement as by his military exploits. In the work of Racine, Senior notes, Minos appears again, tormenting the conscience of Phedre. Throughout Senior's challenging inquiry, major canonical texts are illuminated by the contemporary debate about the modern equivalent of confession - psychoanalysis. Senior engages the work of Freud, Lacan, Foucault, and the Lacanian feminists in an attempt to establish the religious and literary genealogy of psychoanalysis and to explore its potential as a critical tool and, more important, its ability to bind and loose men and women.".
- catalog contributor b5760232.
- catalog created "c1994.".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "c1994.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1994.".
- catalog description "Following Trent, a new mode of confession makes its appearance, a baroque discourse in which "the heart speaks to the heart." Senior argues that Corneille similarly creates a new kind of hero who distinguishes himself as much by the confessional trial of self-statement as by his military exploits. In the work of Racine, Senior notes, Minos appears again, tormenting the conscience of Phedre.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-238) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction: Paleur janseniste: Religion, Literature, Discourse -- 1. In the Grip of Minos, at the Gates of Purgatory -- 2. The Age of the Confessional -- 3. A coeur ouvert: Heroic Avowal in Corneille -- 4. Un aveu si funeste: Tragic Avowal in Racine -- Conclusion: Confessions and Communities.".
- catalog description "Throughout Senior's challenging inquiry, major canonical texts are illuminated by the contemporary debate about the modern equivalent of confession - psychoanalysis. Senior engages the work of Freud, Lacan, Foucault, and the Lacanian feminists in an attempt to establish the religious and literary genealogy of psychoanalysis and to explore its potential as a critical tool and, more important, its ability to bind and loose men and women.".
- catalog description "Tracing the history of confession from the Desert Fathers through the Lateran decree (1215) and the Council of Trent (1543-63), Matthew Senior examines the significance of these events and the role of confessional discourse in works by Dante, Corneille, and Racine.".
- catalog description "Using a multidisciplinary approach, Senior focuses his study on Minos, the legendary king of Crete and judge of both Homer's and Virgil's underworlds. Dante transforms Minos into a demon who forces the souls of the damned to confess as they enter the underworld; likewise, the ritual of confession opens the gates of Purgatory. Dante's afterlife, according to Senior, is an extrapolation of the Lateran decree, a total vision of humanity governed and punished by its own verity.".
- catalog extent "xi, 243 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "In the grip of Minos.".
- catalog identifier "0814206379 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "In the grip of Minos.".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "c1994.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Columbus : Ohio State University Press,".
- catalog relation "In the grip of Minos.".
- catalog subject "842/.409382 20".
- catalog subject "Christian drama, French History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Christianity and literature.".
- catalog subject "Confession in literature.".
- catalog subject "Corneille, Pierre, 1606-1684 Religion.".
- catalog subject "Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321 Influence.".
- catalog subject "French drama (Tragedy) History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "French drama 17th century History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "French drama Italian influences.".
- catalog subject "PQ615 .S46 1994".
- catalog subject "Racine, Jean, 1639-1699 Religion.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction: Paleur janseniste: Religion, Literature, Discourse -- 1. In the Grip of Minos, at the Gates of Purgatory -- 2. The Age of the Confessional -- 3. A coeur ouvert: Heroic Avowal in Corneille -- 4. Un aveu si funeste: Tragic Avowal in Racine -- Conclusion: Confessions and Communities.".
- catalog title "In the grip of Minos : confessional discourse in Dante, Corneille, and Racine / Matthew Senior.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "text".