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Abstract
Due to some of the major problems such as the reductive individualism in Freudian psychoanalysis, it has been severely criticized by many psychologists and critics alike. The French ...
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Due to some of the major problems such as the reductive individualism in Freudian psychoanalysis, it has been severely criticized by many psychologists and critics alike. The French post- structuralist philosopher and psychoanalyst, Jacques Lacan, builds upon Freud, corrects his contradictions, and puts forward a new approach, releasing psychoanalysis from the limitations of Freudian individualism, extending it to the scope of community and its systematic order.This article refers to the major role of father / law in the identity formation of the subject and offers a new reading of the tragic text which is open to new interpretations. The Lacanian reading of the text exposes the internal and illusory contradictions of the father/law --Gushtāsb-- who feels his pleasure has been abducted and transfers this feeling to Esfandyār, the subject. Examining the psychological states of the characters from a new vantage point helps us to understand the hidden factors and major reasons behind this tragedy.
Keywords: Esfandyār, Father, lack, Rustam, subject, lack, Gushtāsb, Lacan
