An Introductory Dictionary of Lacanian Psychoanalysis

This introduction provides a unique source of reference for psychoanalysts in training and in practice. Placing Lacan's ideas in their clinical context, the dictionary is also an ideal companion for readers in other disciplines.

This introductory work provides a source of reference for psychoanalysts in training and in practice, with detailed definitions of over 200 Lacanian terms. Attention is given both to Lacan's use of common psychoanalytic terms and how his own terminology developed through his teaching.

'A major reference work that will provide guidance and stimulus to the newcomer and the specialist alike.' - Malcolm Bowie

Autorentext

Dylan Evans trained as a Lacanian psychoanalyst in Buenos Aires, London and Paris. He is currently working on a PhD at the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Klappentext

Jacques Lacan's thinking revolutionised the theory and practice of psychoanalysis and had a major impact in fields as diverse as film studies, literary criticism, feminist theory and philosophy. Yet his writings are notorious for their complexity and idiosyncratic style. Emphasising the clinical basis of Lacan's work, An Introductory Dictionary of Lacanian Psychoanalysis is an ideal companion to his ideas for readers in every discipline where his influence is felt. The Dictionary features: over 200 entries, explaining Lacan's own terminology and his use of common psychoanalytic expressions details of the historical and institutional context of Lacan's work reference to the origins of major concepts in the work of Freud, Saussure, Hegel and other key thinkers a chronology of Lacan's life and works.

Inhalt

List of Figures. Preface. The Format of the Dictionary. Acknowledgements. Chronology. An Introductory Dictionary of Lacanian Psychoanalysis. Appendix: Page References to Lacan's Écrits. Bibliography. Index of Terms.