Difference between revisions of "Talk:The mirror stage as formative of the function of the I"
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− | This early essay (1949) identifies the point at which the "I" (ego) begins to formulate itself as a socially constructed agent. In Lacan's terminology, the mirror stage is the hinge between the *Imaginary and the *Symbolic (concepts we'll discuss further in class). These concepts are used frequently in contemporary literary criticism and theory. As usual, cuts and explanation that I make are in square brackets; the paragraphs have been numbered for ease of reference. | + | This early essay (1949) identifies the point at which the "I" (ego) begins to formulate itself as a socially constructed agent. |
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+ | In Lacan's terminology, the mirror stage is the hinge between the *Imaginary and the *Symbolic (concepts we'll discuss further in class). | ||
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+ | These concepts are used frequently in contemporary literary criticism and theory. | ||
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+ | As usual, cuts and explanation that I make are in square brackets; the paragraphs have been numbered for ease of reference. | ||
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+ | The Mirror Stage as Formative of the Function of the I as Revealed in Psychoanalytic Experience" |
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