Freudian Slip
Psychoanalysis and Textual Criticism
2nd Edition
Published on 10. January 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
236 pages
978-1-84467-674-3 (ISBN)
Description
Philology cross-examines Freud in this sustained critique of psychoanalysis and its foundational notion of the slip.
Challenging virtually every account of linguistic error in Freud's work as arbitrary and constrained, Sebastiano Timpanaro advances an alternative picture keyed to the dynamics of "banalization," "disimprovement," and contextual play borrowed from the field of literary criticism. Underscored with a Marxist defense of science against the professed materialism of the psychoanalytic "individual drama," Timpanaro's analysis demands a strong reassessment of the Freudian legacy and a renewed debate over its value for the Left.
Challenging virtually every account of linguistic error in Freud's work as arbitrary and constrained, Sebastiano Timpanaro advances an alternative picture keyed to the dynamics of "banalization," "disimprovement," and contextual play borrowed from the field of literary criticism. Underscored with a Marxist defense of science against the professed materialism of the psychoanalytic "individual drama," Timpanaro's analysis demands a strong reassessment of the Freudian legacy and a renewed debate over its value for the Left.
Reviews / Votes
A firework display of erudition. Sebastiano Timpanaro . is one of the purest and most original minds of the second half of the century. -- Perry Anderson An elegantly written work by a cultivated Italian scholar [with] impressive breadth of knowledge. * Contemporary Psychology *More details
Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 131 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
308 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84467-674-3 (9781844676743)
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Person
Sebastiano Timpanaro was born in Parma in 1923 and died in 2000. He studied classical philology at the University of Florence. His works include On Materialism and Freudian Slip, as well as major studies of Leopardi and Edmondo De Amicis.