Christopher Bollas
The Christopher Bollas Reader
- ISBN 13:
- 9780415664615
- author:
- Christopher Bollas
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Routledge
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2011
- Pages:
- 312
- Dimensions:
- 15.6 x 1.8 x 23.4 cm
- Genre:
- Health, Family & Lifestyle, Medical & Healthcare Practitioners, Other Branches of Medicine, Mental health services, Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology), Psychotherapy, Psychoanalysis, Subconsciousness, Mental Health, Movements - Psychoanaly
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Christopher Bollas Reader brings together a selection of seminal papers by Christopher Bollas, a leading cultural critic and psychoanalyst. This collection includes essays such as "The Fascist State of Mind," "The Structure of Evil," and "The Functions of History," which have established his reputation for insightful commentary on human experience.
Also featured are examples of his psychoanalytical writings, including "The Transformational Object" and "Psychic Genera," that explore the role of unconscious creative processes in shaping our lives. Two recent essays, "Character and Interformality" and "The Wisdom of the Dream," further demonstrate Bollas' interest in aesthetics and the significance of form in everyday life.
This reader will appeal to anyone interested in exploring the complexities of human subjectivity and experience through a psychoanalytic lens.