Deleuze and Guattari's Anti-Oedipus

The first collaborative effort of Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari, Anti-Oedipus is an exemplary critique of orthodox Psychoanalysis which revolutionized postmodernism.

Zusatztext 'Holland's introduction ... is suitable both for those who are reluctant to begin Anti-Oedipus due to its notorious reputation for complexity! and for those who are! even after four hundred pages of reading! not certain of its key concept. Holland states that his aim will have been achieved if readers want to turn to Anti-Oedipus after reading his introduction ... [if so] the book has admirably reached its aim not only at the end of the book but also at the end of every chapter.' - Psychoanalytical Studies Informationen zum Autor Eugene W. Holland is Associate Professor of French and Comparative Studies at the Ohio State University. Klappentext Eugene W. Holland provides an excellent introduction to Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari's Anti-Oedipus which is widely recognized as one of the most influential texts in philosophy to have appeared in the last thirty years. He lucidly presents the theoretical concerns behind Anti-Oedipus and explores with clarity the diverse influences of Marx, Freud, Nietzsche and Kant on the development of Deleuze & Guattari's thinking. He also examines the wider implications of their work in revitalizing Marxism, environmentalism, feminism and cultural studies. Zusammenfassung The first collaborative effort of Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari, Anti-Oedipus is an exemplary critique of orthodox Psychoanalysis which revolutionized postmodernism. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Desiring-Production and the Internal Critique of Oedipus; Chapter 3 Social-Production and the External Critique of Oedipus; Chapter 4 Beyond Critique;

Autorentext

Eugene W. Holland is Associate Professor of French and Comparative Studies at the Ohio State University.

Klappentext

Eugene W. Holland provides an excellent introduction to Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari's Anti-Oedipus which is widely recognized as one of the most influential texts in philosophy to have appeared in the last thirty years. He lucidly presents the theoretical concerns behind Anti-Oedipus and explores with clarity the diverse influences of Marx, Freud, Nietzsche and Kant on the development of Deleuze & Guattari's thinking. He also examines the wider implications of their work in revitalizing Marxism, environmentalism, feminism and cultural studies.

Zusammenfassung
The first collaborative effort of Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari, Anti-Oedipus is an exemplary critique of orthodox Psychoanalysis which revolutionized postmodernism.

Inhalt
Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Desiring-Production and the Internal Critique of Oedipus; Chapter 3 Social-Production and the External Critique of Oedipus; Chapter 4 Beyond Critique;