The Death of Narcissus
Appearance
| Author | Morris Fraser |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Secker and Warburg |
| Publication date | 1976 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Pages | 244 |
| ISBN | 978-0436164668 |
The Death of Narcissus is a book about pedophilic themes in fictional Western literature, written by Morris Fraser and published by Secker & Warburg in 1976.[1][2][3]
Fraser analyses common motifs of childhood and pedophilia throughout the book a number of novels from classic Western novelists, such as Lewis Carroll, Forrest Reid, James Barrie, Henry James, George MacDonald and Charles Kingsley, among others, such as Vladimir Nabokov and Thomas Mann.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Lambert, Kenneth (1978). "Reviews". Journal of Analytical Psychology. 23 (1): 95–96. doi:10.1111/j.1465-5922.1978.00095.x. ISSN 0021-8774.
- ↑ Conrad, Peter (6 February 1977). "Pedophilia into art". The Observer. p. 31.
- ↑ Huxley, Francis (13 January 1977). "The Peter Pan Principle". The Guardian. p. 14.