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From fiction to psychoanalysis: re-imagining a relationship: by Rosemary Riz, Oxford, Routledge, 2023, 134 pp., £22.99 (Paperback), ISBN: 978-1-032-35134-6; £99.99 (Hardback), ISBN 978-1-032-35133-9; £22.49 (ebook), ISBN: 978-1-003-32546-8 Rizq seeks to show how fiction can inform, and indeed transform, the theory and practice of psychoanalysis. The front cover of psychologist and psychoanalytic psychotherapist, Rosemary Rizq's book shows a charming painting of a woman reposed in a relaxed state reading a book. [Extracted from the article]

In the case of I The Story of the Stone i , Volpp points out that David Hawkes's translations of Grannie Liu's reactions to her mirrored image and the illusory painting on the wall are misleading. In Du Shiniang's story, the conventional translation of "jewel box" might lead readers to consider the box to be tiny, but Volpp clarifies that it should be much larger and multilayered based on both detailed descriptions in the texts and historical sources. Incorporating both rare textual and visual materials, Volpp successfully grounds her literary analysis in historical research, so as to go further in viewing historical exemplars from the perspective of fiction and imagination. [Extracted from the article]

In the article "Estranging the Novel: Poland, Ireland and Theories of World Literature" by Katarzyna Bartoszyńska, the author explores the literary works of Poland and Ireland, which are often considered peripheral to the English-speaking center. Bartoszyńska examines pairs of works from these countries that challenge traditional notions of literature, such as Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels and Ignacy Krasicki's The Adventures of Mr. Nicholas Wisdom, which satirize the Enlightenment. The author argues for a decentralized theory of the novel that values diverse perspectives and the creation of complex worlds. While the article raises questions about the influence of fiction on reality and the nature of postmodernism, Bartoszyńska's strength lies in her close reading and her exploration of the relationship between fiction and reality. [Extracted from the article]