“É sempre o mesmo Johnny Panic, seja acordado ou adormecido”: Sylvia Plath e os diálogos possíveis sobre o mal-estar onírico

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https://doi.org/10.7213/psicolargum.43.122.AO08

Abstract

To foster a dialogue between Psychoanalysis and Literature — an effort initiated by Freud from the inception of his theoretical elaboration and permeating throughout his work — this study engages with Sylvia Plath’s short story Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams. As a method, the bibliographic review of dream theory, outlined by Freud and enriched by Lacan’s contributions, informs the analytical lens and concepts explored. The central question concerns how the poet can continue instructing psychoanalysts amidst contemporary malaise. By analyzing Plath’s narrative, we inquire how it assists in contemplating psychoanalytic praxis and its subversion to other forms of knowledge. Thus, a Freudian revisitation is undertaken. Reflecting on the discourse of health and illness within psychoanalysis, the study highlights how this field perceives symptomatic productions of the subject, emphasizing the specificity of considering the unconscious subject.

Keywords: psychoanalysis; literature; dream; malaise in civilization; sylvia plath.

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2025-09-23

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Damiana Barbosa de Souza, S., Maia Franco, T., Guimarães Pougy, F., & da Silva Barbosa, A. (2025). “É sempre o mesmo Johnny Panic, seja acordado ou adormecido”: Sylvia Plath e os diálogos possíveis sobre o mal-estar onírico. Psicologia Argumento, 43(122). https://doi.org/10.7213/psicolargum.43.122.AO08