{"product_id":"reading-lacans-ecrits-from-the-freudian-thing-to-remarks-on-daniel-lagache-9780415707978","title":"Reading Lacans Écrits From The Freudian Thing to","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eÃcrits\u003c\/i\u003e was Jacques Lacanâs single most important text, a landmark in psychoanalysis which epitomized his aim of returning to Freud via structural linguistics, philosophy and literature. \u003ci\u003eReading Lacanâs Ãcrits \u003c\/i\u003eis the first extensive set of commentaries on the complete edition of Lacanâs \u003ci\u003eÃcrits \u003c\/i\u003eto be published in English. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn invaluable document in the history of psychoanalysis, and one of the most challenging intellectual works of the 20th Century, Lacanâs \u003ci\u003eÃcrits\u003c\/i\u003e still today begs the interpretative engagement of clinicians, scholars, philosophers and cultural theorists. The three volumes of \u003ci\u003eReading Lacanâs Ãcrits \u003c\/i\u003eoffer just this: a series of systematic paragraph-by-paragraph commentaries â by some of the worldâs most renowned Lacanian analysts and scholars â on the complete edition of the \u003ci\u003eÃcrits\u003c\/i\u003e, inclusive of lesser known articles such as âKant with Sadeâ, âThe Youth of Gideâ, âScience and Truthâ, âPresentation on Transferenceâ and âBeyond the Reality Principle'. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe originality and importance of Lacanâs \u003ci\u003eÃcrits \u003c\/i\u003eto psychoanalysis and intellectual history is matched only by the textâs notorious inaccessibility. \u003ci\u003eReading Lacanâs Ãcrits\u003c\/i\u003e is an indispensable companion piece and reference-text for clinicians and scholars exploring Lacan's \u003ci\u003emagnum opus\u003c\/i\u003e. Not only does it contextualize, explain and interrogate Lacan's arguments, it provides multiple interpretative routes through this most labyrinthine of texts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReading Lacanâs Ãcrits provides an incisive and accessible companion for psychoanalysts and psychoanalytic psychotherapists in training and in practice, as well as philosophers, cultural theorists and literary, social science and humanities researchers who wish to draw upon Lacanâs pivotal work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It all began with an improbable wager: ask 35 scholars to each write something intelligible about every single paragraph in one of the texts included in Jacques Lacan's magnum opus, \u003ci\u003eÉcrits\u003c\/i\u003e, so as to generate a commentary on the entire 800-page volume. And yet, after years of preparation, the wager has paid off: we have here useful and at times brilliant examples of textual explication! Cryptic formulations are lucidly unpacked, and mysterious references are provided, giving the serious reader myriad keys to fascinating texts\"-\u003cb\u003eBruce Fink\u003c\/b\u003e, translator of \u003ci\u003eÉcrits: The First Complete Edition in English\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Let’s face it: Lacan’s \u003ci\u003eÉcrits\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the classical texts of modern thought are unreadable - they remain impenetrable if we just pick the thick volume up and start to read it. Neill, Vanheule and Hook provide what we were all waiting for: a detailed commentary which does not aim to replace reading ECRITS but to render it possible. The three volumes do wonder, their effect is no less than magic: when, after getting stuck at a particularly dense page of \u003ci\u003eÉcrits\u003c\/i\u003e, we turn to the corresponding pages in the commentary and then return to the page of \u003ci\u003eÉcrits \u003c\/i\u003ewhich pushed us to madness, the same lines appear in all the clarity of their line of thought. It is thus a safe prediction that Neill, Vanheule and Hook’s commentary will become a kind of permanent companion of the English translation of \u003ci\u003eÉcrits\u003c\/i\u003e, indispensable for everyone who wants to find her or his way in its complex texture.\"-\u003cb\u003eSlavoj Zizek\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Lacan’s teaching is notoriously hard to access and comprehend. But this is done on purpose: to understanding the psyche, the subject and its interaction with socio-political reality cannot be a piecemeal operation. One needs to take into account the paradoxical and often counterintuitive effects of unconscious mechanisms, and of the extimate operation of the real within and beyond the symbolic and the imaginary. Coupling exegesis with multi-level interpretations, the numerous texts in this volume advance a commentary, both informative and suggestive, that will immensely help readers navigate the archipelago of the Lacanian \u003ci\u003eÉcrits, \u003c\/i\u003ewithout reducing in the least their complexity and inspirational value, without sacrificing their ability to surprise, provoke and jolt us out of our complacency.\"-\u003cb\u003eYannis Stavrakakis\u003c\/b\u003e, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"These essays will be an invaluable resource not only for those approaching the \u003ci\u003eÉcrits\u003c\/i\u003e for the first time but also for seasoned readers. Broad in scope yet following the detail of the text, they help guide us through Lacan's difficult prose, elucidating, contextualising and clarifying, and reminding us time and time again of the precision, power and originality of his rethinking of psychoanalysis\".-\u003cb\u003eDarian Leader\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Jacques Lacan’s Seminars; Introduction to ‘Reading the \u003ci\u003eÉcrits\u003c\/i\u003e’: La trahison de l'écriture \u003ci\u003eDerek Hook, Calum Neill \u0026amp; Stijn Vanheule \u003c\/i\u003e1 The Freudian Thing, or the Meaning of the Return to Freud in Psychoanalysis \u003cem\u003eAdrian Johnston\u003c\/em\u003e 2 Psychoanalysis and Its Teaching \u003cem\u003eMichael Miller \u003c\/em\u003e3 The Situation of Psychoanalysis and the Training of Psychoanalysts in 1956 \u003cem\u003ePatricia Gherovici \u0026amp; Manya Steinkoler \u003c\/em\u003e4 The Instance of the Letter in the Unconscious, or Reason Since Freud \u003cem\u003eCalum Matheson\u003c\/em\u003e 5 On a Question Prior to Any Possible Treatment of Psychosis \u003cem\u003eStijn Vanheule\u003c\/em\u003e 6 The Direction of the Treatment and the Principles of Its Power \u003cem\u003eReitske Meganck \u0026amp; Ruth Inslegers \u003c\/em\u003e7 Remarks on Daniel Lagache's Presentation: \"Psychoanalysis and Personality Structure\" \u003cem\u003eEd Pluth\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018186195287,"sku":"9780415707978","price":108.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415707978.jpg?v=1750775942","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/reading-lacans-ecrits-from-the-freudian-thing-to-remarks-on-daniel-lagache-9780415707978","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}