Why is Lacan a post-structuralist according to his analysis of the purloined letter by Poe
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Why is Lacan a post-structuralist according to his analysis of the purloined letter by Poe
hi!
i´m a beginner (also not english native speaker, sorry for mistakes )and i just read Lacan´s analysis of the purloined letter by Poe.
My question is why is Lacan a post- structuralist (especially according to the purloined letter analysis)?
My linguistic professor said, he definitely is one and i need to find out why by reading this text. i just don´t get it. i know he is a psychoanalyst and he says the subconscious structured like language. also are the letter AND the characters all signifiers? (is the letter a character aswell?) can anyone help me on why this whole analysis is proof for lacan being post- structuralist and not structuralist? MANY thanks, i´m so confused! greetings
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