Psychoanalysis and Gender: An Introductory Reader (Critical Readers in Theory and Practice) - Softcover

Minsky, Rosalind

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415092213 ISBN 13: 9780415092210

Publisher: Routledge, 1995

Synopsis

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

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About the Author

Rosalind Minsky

From the Back Cover

What is psychoanalytic theory and what does it have to do with literary and other studies? How do Freud's theories relate to contemporary feminism? In this book, the author answers these questions and more, offering students a clear, straightforward overview. In the first section Minsky outlines the fundamentals of the theory, introducing the key thinkers. In the second section, the theory is demonstrated by an anthology of seminal essays.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415092213
• ISBN 13: 9780415092210
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 334