Apocalyptic Psychic Landscapes, Haunting Internal Objects, and the Murderousness of Group Dynamics in Julius Caesar

IF 0.1 4区 社会学 0 HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY AMERICAN IMAGO Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI:10.1353/aim.2022.0035
C. Miller
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Abstract:Julius Caesar (1599) presents a progressive shaping of the group mindset through projective identification. Cassius, envious of Caesar, fuels a murderous desire in Brutus and the co-conspirators, culminating in Caesar’s assassination. After the murder, Antony and Brutus attempt to sway collective opinion toward their respective interpretations of the event. Antony astutely pushes the crowd to vindictive rage, leading to further murderous action. Characters have great difficulty thinking together, the content of their internal worlds becoming foreign, frightening elements that are split-off, projected, or “controlled” through omniscience/omnipotence. Such defenses collapse when figures need to re-introject or grieve disavowed parts of themselves.
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《尤利乌斯·凯撒》中启示录的精神景观,萦绕在内心的物体,以及群体动力的谋杀性
摘要:尤利乌斯·凯撒(1599)通过投射式的认同,呈现了群体心态的渐进式塑造。卡西乌斯嫉妒凯撒,激起了布鲁图斯和同谋的杀戮欲望,最终导致凯撒被暗杀。谋杀案发生后,安东尼和布鲁图斯试图改变集体意见,使其对事件有各自的解释。安东尼精明地将人群推向报复性的愤怒,导致了进一步的谋杀行动。人物很难一起思考,他们内心世界的内容变得陌生,令人恐惧的元素通过无所不知/无所不能被分离、投射或“控制”。当人物需要重新融入或悲伤自己被否认的部分时,这种防御就会崩溃。
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期刊介绍: Founded in 1939 by Sigmund Freud and Hanns Sachs, AMERICAN IMAGO is the preeminent scholarly journal of psychoanalysis. Appearing quarterly, AMERICAN IMAGO publishes innovative articles on the history and theory of psychoanalysis as well as on the reciprocal relations between psychoanalysis and the broad range of disciplines that constitute the human sciences. Since 2001, the journal has been edited by Peter L. Rudnytsky, who has made each issue a "special issue" and introduced a topical book review section, with a guest editor for every Fall issue.
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