Unconscious Desires and Repressed Memories in Nicholas Ruddock's "Marriage" (2023): A Freudian Psychoanalytic Reading
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Authors
- Laiba Suhail
Publication Details
- Journal
- Knowledge Commons (Lakehead University)
- Published
- 2026-09-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.17613/r5wpa-sv855
- Primary Topic
- Contemporary Literature and Criticism
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00