Psychoanalysis and Gender
An Introductory Reader
1st Edition
Published on 23. April 2014
336 pages
978-1-134-68033-7 (ISBN)
Description
What is object-relations theory and what does it have to do with literary studies? How can Freud's phallocentric theories be applied by feminist critics? In Psychoanalysis and Gender: An Introductory Reader Rosalind Minsky answers these questions and more, offering students a clear, straightforward overview without ever losing them in jargon.
In the first section Minsky outlines the fundamentals of the theory, introducing the key thinkers and providing clear commentary. In the second section, the theory is demonstrated by an anthology of seminal essays which includes:
* Feminity by Sigmund Freud
* Envy and Gratitude by Melanie Klein
* An extract from Transitional Objects and Transitional Phenomena by Donald Winnicot
* The Meaning of the Phallus by Jacques Lacan
* An extract from Women's Time by Julia Kristeva
* An extract from Speculum of the Other Woman by Luce Irigaray
In the first section Minsky outlines the fundamentals of the theory, introducing the key thinkers and providing clear commentary. In the second section, the theory is demonstrated by an anthology of seminal essays which includes:
* Feminity by Sigmund Freud
* Envy and Gratitude by Melanie Klein
* An extract from Transitional Objects and Transitional Phenomena by Donald Winnicot
* The Meaning of the Phallus by Jacques Lacan
* An extract from Women's Time by Julia Kristeva
* An extract from Speculum of the Other Woman by Luce Irigaray
Reviews / Votes
'Offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to key writers, texts, and issues ... intelligently organized, thought-provoking and extremely well-written.' - Susan Sellers, St Johns College, CambridgeMore details
Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Reflowable
File size
2,27 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-134-68033-7 (9781134680337)
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Person
Rosalind Minsky
Content
I: Part I; Introduction: psychoanalysis and the unconscious; 1: Freud: the rejection of femininity; 2: Klein: phantasy and the mother; 3: Winnicott: the 'good enough' mother; 4: Lacan: the meaning of the phallus; 5: Feminist interpretations; 6: Conclusions; II: Part II; 7: Sigmund Freud, Femininity' (1933); 8: Melanie Klein, 'A Study of Envy and Gratitude' (1956); 9: Donald Winnicott, from 'Transitional Objects and Transitional Phenomena' (1971); 10: Jacques Lacan, 'The Meaning of the Phallus' (1958); 11: Julia Kristeva, from 'Woman's Time' (1981); 12: Luce Irigaray, from Speculum of the Other Woman (1985)
