by Mutsuko Takahashi Reading the theme of voyeurism in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure through a microscopic eye, I try to extend the argument to the psychoanalytic lens of the Lacanian gaze and a postcolonial perspective by deconstructing …

by Mutsuko Takahashi Response to Trumbach’s “The Transformation of Sodomy from the Renaissance to the Modern World and Its General Sexual Consequences”: Part 2 The former part of this topic is found at the below link: A Study of Eighteenth…

by Mutsuko Takahashi Response to Trumbach’s “The Transformation of Sodomy from the Renaissance to the Modern World and Its General Sexual Consequences”: Part 1 In this blog entry, I examine eighteenth-century sexuality from the perspective…

by Mutsuko Takahashi I mentioned Freud's concept of the Work of Mourning to explain Hamlet's procrastination of revenge in the following article: Applying the theory of the Oedipus complex to Hamlet - Mutsuko Takahashi BLOG The Freudian co…

by Mutsuko Takahashi I introduce scholarly books for studying the works of Hemingway in light of the theoretical approach. I also explain the reason why I chose them. Gloria Holland and Lawrence R. Broer, Hemingway and Women, 2002. Michael…

by Mutsuko Takahashi I introduce scholarly books for studying the works of Fitzgerald. I also explain the reason why I chose them. Bryant Mangum, F. Scott Fitzgerald in Context, 2013. Alan Margolies, Ruth Prigozy, Jackson R. Bryer, F. Scot…

by Mutsuko Takahashi I introduce scholarly books for studying the works of Fitzgerald. I also explain the reason why I chose them. Christian K. Messenger. Tender Is the Night and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Sentimental Identities, 2014. Alice Ha…

by Mutsuko Takahashi I introduce scholarly books for studying the works of Hemingway and Fitzgerald that are helpful to compare Hemingway and Fitzgerald. I also explain the reason why I chose them. Ronald Berman, Translating Modernism: Fit…

by Mutsuko Takahashi I introduce scholarly books and Hemingway's autobiographical work that are helpful to compare Hemingway and Fitzgerald in light of their biographical backgrounds. I also explain the reason why I chose them. Scott Donal…

by Mutsuko Takahashi It is possible to read the texts of Fitzgerald's Tender is the Night (1934), The Last Tycoon (1941) in the context of the "reintegration from collapse". Tender is the Night The Last Tycoon Tender is the Night The event…

by Mutsuko Takahashi It is possible to read the texts of Hemingway's short stories, The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1936), The Old Man and the Sea (1952) in the context of the "reintegration from collapse". The Snows of Kilimanjaro and The Old M…

by Mutsuko Takahashi It is possible to read the texts of Fitzgerald's Trimalchio: An Early Version of The Great Gatsby (2000) and Tales of Jazz Age (1922), and All the Sad Young Men (1926) in the context of the "loss of identity". Trimalch…

by Mutsuko Takahashi It is possible to read the texts of Hemingway's Farewell to Arms (1929) and The Garden of Eden (1986), and For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940) in the context of the "loss of identity". Farewell to Arms The Garden of Eden Fo…

by Mutsuko Takahashi It is possible to read the texts of Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises (1926) and The Great Gatsby (1925) in the context of the "exchange of values". Hemingway's protagonist, Jake Fitzgerald's protagonist, Gatsby Hemingway…

by Mutsuko Takahashi Hemingway (1899–1961) and Fitzgerald (1896–1940) are often the subject of comparative studies. Not only are they contemporary writers, but their friendship and rivary are also interesting elements that can caught our a…

by Mutsuko Takahashi The example of applying the Oedipus complex to Oedipus Rex is as follows: Applying the theory of the Oedipus complex to Oedipus Rex - Mutsuko Takahashi BLOG In this article, I would write the case of applying the Oedip…

by Mutsuko Takahashi As for Freud's theory of the Oedipus complex, I have explained in the following article: Freud's Psychosexual Stages and the Oedipus Complex - Mutsuko Takahashi BLOG In this article, I will explain how to apply the con…

by Mutsuko Takahashi Remember, the "dream" is one of the three symptoms that occur as a result of the intrusion of the unconscious to the conscious domain, as is explained in the following article: Freud's conscious and unconscious - Mutsu…

by Mutsuko Takahashi The "dream" is one of the three symptoms that occur as a result of the intrusion of the unconscious to the conscious domain. It is explained in the following article: Freud's conscious and unconscious - Mutsuko Takahas…

by Mutsuko Takahashi Focusing on the conscious and the unconscious, I will overview the Freudian theory of personality, and I want to share my thought for it. The basic knowledge of psychoanalytic theory is important to apply the theory to…

by Mutsuko Takahashi Since I specialize in the psychoanalysis of literature, I would like to talk about the concept of psychosexual stages and the Oedipus complex of Sigmund Freud. Almost exclusively, English speaking people pronounce his …

by Mutsuko Takahashi To begin with, let's take a look at those paintings, Las Meninas: one is portrayed by Diego Velázquez, and the other is drawn by Pablo Picasso. Las Meninas, 1656 by Diego Velázquez: wikimedia.org, Public Domain Las Men…

by Mutsuko Takahashi Bizzell's article, Opinion: "Contact Zones" and English Studies, is readable at JSTOR. www.jstor.org Bizzell states that "We would, in effect, be reading all the texts as brought to the contact zone, for the purpose of…

by Mutsuko Takahashi Now, let's take a look at section 137. At first, let me explain some words in this section.Toribeno (鳥辺野) is the field in Toribeyama (鳥部山) which appeared in section 7. As I mentioned already, this place was a cre…

by Mutsuko Takahashi Now, let's take a look at section 22.This section begins with the words "In all things I yearn for the past. Modern fashions seem to keep on growing more and more debased". And he refers to the contemporary spoken lang…

by Mutsuko Takahashi Now, I would like to talk about section 10 and section 11, for those sections are related.Kenko states about a house in section 10, "how delightful it is to find one that has harmonious proportions and a pleasant atmos…

by Mutsuko Takahashi Now, let's take a look at section 7.This section has an atmosphere that views life as something transient and empty. At first, let me explain a few words in this section. Adashino is a cemetery located in the northwest…

by Mutsuko Takahashi Now, let's take a look at section 1.Kenko starts this section with the sentence, "It is enough, it would seem, to have been born into this world for a man to desire many things". In this section, at first, he refers to…

by Mutsuko Takahashi Kenko Yoshida (lived from about 1283 to 1352) is a monk, and his work Essay in Idleness, original title: Tureduregusa, is categorized as medieval Japanese literature in historical rank. The title of his work sounds lik…

by Mutsuko Takahashi Response to Verginia Woolf's "Street Haunting: A London Adventure" (1930) This essay is free-to-access at the website link below: s.spachman.tripod.com What the narrator seeks through the essay is the self-realization …