Die psigologiese identiteit van die bose: Lacan, aggressie en Op soek na generaal Mannetjies Mentz (1).(Critical Essay)
From: Literator
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Date: 8/1/2003
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Author: Barnard, Lianne
Abstract
The psychological identity of evil: Lacan, aggression and Op soek na generaal Mannetjies Mentz
The title of Christoffel Coetzee's novel Op soek na generaal Mannetjies Mentz introduces a wordplay on Mentz/mens and begs the question: What is man (die "mens")? Evil as portrayed in this novel can partly be explained by referring to the violent war circumstances, or it can be attributed to the philosophical idea of the "second nature" that Mentz develops in the course of ...
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