On Writer’s Block: The Reflection of Lacanian Post-Structuralist Psychoanalysis in Paul Auster’s Oracle Night

This paper deals with the reflection of Lacanian post-structuralist psychoanalysis in Paul Auster’s novel Oracle Night, with respect to the phenomenon of writer’s block. The paper argues that Auster’s novel is remarkably synchronized with the theoretical perspectives proposed by the noted psychoanal...

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Published in:	Prague Journal of English Studies
Main Author:	Buday Maroš
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Charles University 2019-07-01
Subjects:	jacques lacan paul auster oracle night writer’s block chain of signification
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.2478/pjes-2019-0008

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