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Title: Contact: William S. Burroughs's philosophy of love.
Authors: Kelley, James L.
Source: International Review of Psychiatry. Feb2023, Vol. 35 Issue 1, p125-135. 11p.
Subjects: Psychoanalytic theory, Adverse childhood experiences, Authors, Intimacy (Psychology), Human-animal relationships, Philosophy, Love, Psychology of adult child abuse victims
Abstract: The present psychobiography took up the three main psychoanalytic conceptions of love to illuminate the psychological development of famed experimental writer William Seward Burroughs (1914–1997). The study found evidence of all three concepts of love in the subject's life strategies: (1) Love as cathexis was present in Burroughs' fascination with centipedes and other vermin that appeared in his dreams and which symbolised, in part, his terror over early childhood traumas as well as his concomitant struggle to integrate sex with intimacy. (2) Love as eroto-philiac fusion was observed in Burroughs' unstable and even exploitative relationships with others. This tendency was most salient in Burroughs' abortive attempts to seduce straight men, as well as in his failed efforts to be a traditional husband and father. (3) Reparative love became the subject's primary mode of interaction late in life. The study showed that, in his declining years, Burroughs was able to overcome partially the maladaptive strategies of his early life through his numerous pet cats, upon whom he projected aspects of his past romantic partners and friends. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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