{"product_id":"9798216450207","title":"Hamlet, Psychoanalysis, and Contemporary Politics Irony, Ideology, Authoritarianism, Hysteria, and the Universal Subject","description":"\u003ch1\u003eHamlet, Psychoanalysis, and Contemporary Politics\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eIrony, Ideology, Authoritarianism, Hysteria, and the Universal Subject\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRobert Samuels\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePsychology \/ Movements \/ Psychoanalysis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHamlet: Psychoanalysis, Ideology, and the Crisis of Modernity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This book offers a bold reinterpretation of \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e through five interwoven frames-ironic, ideological, psycho-social, emotional, and scientific-to reveal how Shakespeare's play speaks directly to today's cultural, political, and psychological dilemmas. Drawing on Freud, Lacan, Hegel, and Marx, the author argues that \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e is not only a metaphorical autobiography of Shakespeare but also a profound meditation on virtue signaling, neoliberal capitalism, melancholic subjectivity, and the modern quest for certainty. By combining close textual analysis with psychoanalytic and philosophical theory, this work proposes a new model for reading literature-one that uncovers the unconscious logic of ideology and the enduring relevance of Shakespeare's most enigmatic tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eRobert Samuels is lecturer of writing at University of California, Santa Barbara.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 October 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9798216450207\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e188\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51944873787532,"sku":"9798216450207","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_79d64901-7ebf-40de-b2c4-d673d6fc554c.jpg?v=1786036467","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9798216450207","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}