From a mental disorder to a war : psyche and politics in The Year of Richard by Angélica Liddell from the point of view of Erich Fromm's psychoanalytical theory

Vol.42,No.2(2021)

Ewelina Topolska

https://doi.org/10.5817/ERB2021-2-9

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http://hdl.handle.net/11222.digilib/144449

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Abstract
This paper's objective is to see Richard, the main character of Angélica Liddell's play The Year of Richard, through the lens of psychoanalytical theories of Erich Fromm. The concept that has turned out to be especially useful while interpreting this modern rewriting of the famous tragedy by Shakespeare is "necrophilous orientation", a term coined by Fromm to describe a character that is destructive, showing a clear fixation on activities and processes that are contrary to life, development and growth. Freud, whose theories were revised and expanded by Fromm, proposed a concept that may be seen as complementary to the aforementioned term, namely that of "anal character", which has also been used in the present analysis. Just as Liddell does in her play, the paper focuses on a close relationship between the main character´s psychological structure and his public life, suggesting the same mechanisms are at play in politics.

Keywords:
Angélica Liddell; theatre; necrophilous orientation; Erich Fromm

Pages:
123–133
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