ABSTRACT
Glover’s aside on the parallels between artistic discourse and human
character pathology underline their interconnection. The word
aesthetic stems from the Greek term ‘aisthesis’ – that which relates
to the realm of human perception and sensation (Eagleton 1990:
13). It is therefore unsurprising that psychoanalytic theories have
influenced recent approaches to art history and have been a signifi-
cant referent within twentieth-century art.
