Echoes of Narcissus
By: edited by Lieve Spaas ; associate editor Trista Selous.
Contributors: Spaas, Lieve.; Selous, Trista, 1957-; French Institute (London, England)
Series: Polygons ;; v. 2
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
Subjects: Narcissus (Greek mythology) in literature -- Congresses.; Narcissism in literature -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.
Description: "In Greek mythology the beautiful Narcissus glimpsed his own reflection in the waters of a spring and fell in love. But his was an impossible passion and, filled with despair, he pined away. Over the years the myth has inspired painters, writers, and film directors, as well as philosophers and psychoanalysts.

The tragic story of Narcissus, in love with himself, and of Echo, the nymph in love with him, lies at the heart of this collection of essays, selected from the fields of humanities and social sciences, exploring the origins of the myth and some of its many cultural manifestations and meanings relating to the self and the self's relationship to the other.

Through their discussion of the myth and its ramifications, the contributors to this volume broaden our understanding of one of the fundamental myths of Western culture."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-277) and index.
Papers presented at a conference held May 1997, at the Institut français de Londres, London, England.