Writing in Psychoanalysis - Softcover

Piccioli, Emma

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1855751321 ISBN 13: 9781855751323

Publisher: Routledge, 1996

Synopsis

Writing in Psychoanalysis is the first volume in the projected Monograph Series, Psychoanalytic Issues, the Rivista di Psicoanalisi (the Journal of the Italian Psychoanalytic Society) is undertaking in conjunction with Karnac Books. The series constitutes a major effort to bring about a dialogue among psychoanalysts who while ultimately bound together by a common psychoanalytic heritage nonetheless are separated in their thinking by different idioms, whether linguistic or theoretical. While featuring writers of very different idioms, this series will also present a venue to make some important Italian voices known to English speaking analystsA beautiful and thoughtful collection of essays on writing, reading and learning, it grows out of a colloquium. The results are wondrous and impact on the reader at many different levels. In the act of writing, we all discover something about what we know previously unknown to us, and we learn more about our inner world than we knew before we set pen to paper (or hand to computer). Patrick Mahony goes as far as to argue that Freud's self-analysis was essentially a "writing cure".

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Review

'I found this Monograph particularly enjoyable to read, filled as it is with interesting revelations about the process of writing, communicating, and reading. Though directed toward the act of writing and its psychology, this volume is also rich in keen insights on the way the mind is organized, the psychic function of solitude, and the problems of interpersonal communication. Not only do we use different languages and theories, but for each of us the experience of creating has its own special configuration, its own rewards and pains. A must read for aspiring writers, for editors and members of editorial boards, this volume is also a "should" read for clinicians and for readers of psychoanalytic work.'Ethel Spector Person M.D., Columbia University Psychoanalytic Center for Training and Research

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1855751321
• ISBN 13: 9781855751323
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144