Louise J Kaplan
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The enigma of Thomas Chatterton is investigated by Louise J. Kaplan, who untangles the counterfeiter from the artist, the troubled adolescent from the visionary poet, as she recreates the short life of a fatherless boy who found an authentic voice only in the realm of his imaginings.
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"Louise J. Kaplan, author of Female Perversion, explores the "fetishism strategy" in her new book, Cultures of Fetishism. The fetishism strategy is a psychological defense that aims to tame, subdue, and quell human vitalities. Challenging conventional notions of human psychology, Kaplan argues that fetishism is not just about enhancing sexual excitement." "She demonstrates the intertwined relationships between the erotic and the destructive, between...