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Jacques Lacan
By (author) Jonathan Scott Lee
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Originally published as part of Twayne's World Authors Series, Jacques Lacan offers a comprehensive and rigorous introduction to the life and work of the French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan, one of the most influential and challenging thinkers of the twentieth century. Written by a philosopher with a deep engagement in both continental philosophy and psychoanalytic theory, Jonathan Scott Lee traces the development of Lacan's theoretical project from his early psychiatric writings through the landmark Écrits and the renowned seminars that Lacan delivered over more than two decades. Lee's approach is distinctive in its philosophical clarity, making complex Lacanian ideas available to readers in the humanities and social sciences. His careful analysis of the mirror stage, the role of the Other, and Lacan's three fundamental registers--the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real-- provides new insight into the ways they structure human subjectivity, language, and desire. This book situates Lacan within the broader intellectual currents of twentieth-century French thought, drawing connections to structuralism, post-structuralism, and the philosophical traditions that shaped and were shaped by Lacan's radical ""return to Freud."" Widely cited in scholarly literature across disciplines, including literary criticism, philosophy, theology, film studies, and cultural theory, Jacques Lacan remains a valued introduction for students, scholars, and general readers seeking a careful and comprehensive guide to one of the most formidable intellectual figures of the modern era.
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Publisher | University of Massachusetts Press
Published date | 20 Sep 1991
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 264
Dimensions | 216 x 141 x 18mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 333g
ISBN | 978-0-8702-3737-9
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BISAC | literary criticism / general
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