William and William; the birth and death of subjectivity in the works of William Shakespeare and William S. Burroughs

William and William; the birth and death of subjectivity in the works of William Shakespeare and William S. Burroughs

We open with the question of subjectivity as it is presented in Hamlet; the focus then moves to the breakdown of subjectivity as experienced in extreme situations and clinical psychosis. Gabel’s idea of continuity from psychosis to ideology (false consciousness) is used to show that William S. Burro...

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Main Author: David Frank Allen, Dr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Edinburgh 2018-06-01
Series:Language and Psychoanalysis
Online Access:http://www.language-and-psychoanalysis.com//article/view/2519
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spelling doaj-96d3bb7589a741f5a5f7301f57b749542020-11-25T00:35:44ZengUniversity of EdinburghLanguage and Psychoanalysis2049-324X2018-06-0171356110.7565/landp.v7i1.15822519William and William; the birth and death of subjectivity in the works of William Shakespeare and William S. BurroughsDavid Frank Allen, Dr0Clinical Psychologist, Former MDCWe open with the question of subjectivity as it is presented in Hamlet; the focus then moves to the breakdown of subjectivity as experienced in extreme situations and clinical psychosis. Gabel’s idea of continuity from psychosis to ideology (false consciousness) is used to show that William S. Burroughs is in fact a theorist of global ideological pathology. The concept of reification allows us to combine the voices of Gabel and Burroughs. This is not a study of what has been said about Burroughs or Shakespeare, our concern is with the future of the City, not the nature of the finger that points towards it. The cycle of “William & William” refers to the birth and destruction of subjectivity as defined by “conditions such as these”.http://www.language-and-psychoanalysis.com//article/view/2519
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description We open with the question of subjectivity as it is presented in Hamlet; the focus then moves to the breakdown of subjectivity as experienced in extreme situations and clinical psychosis. Gabel’s idea of continuity from psychosis to ideology (false consciousness) is used to show that William S. Burroughs is in fact a theorist of global ideological pathology. The concept of reification allows us to combine the voices of Gabel and Burroughs. This is not a study of what has been said about Burroughs or Shakespeare, our concern is with the future of the City, not the nature of the finger that points towards it. The cycle of “William & William” refers to the birth and destruction of subjectivity as defined by “conditions such as these”.
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