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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460961603321

Titolo

Unconscious Mental Life and Reality / / edited by Richard Ekins ; foreword by Albert J. Solnit

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Taylor and Francis, , 2018

ISBN

0-429-90922-5

0-429-48445-3

1-283-12572-2

9786613125729

1-84940-342-2

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Disciplina

150.1952

612/.82

Soggetti

Subconsciousness

Mind and reality

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published 2002 by Karnac Books Ltd."--Title page verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

COVER; CONTENTS; CONTRIBUTORS; FOREWORD; Introduction; Chapter 1. The distinctiveness of the psychoanalytic unconscious; Chapter 2. What is affect?; Chapter 3. Mode of operation of unconscious mental processes as revealed by pathological forms of cognition; Chapter 4. Reflections on the psychoanalytic study of character; Chapter 5. Of teeth and theft and Poe: non-Lacanian purloining; REFERENCES; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

"It is the aim of the present collection of seminal essays to offer a balanced yet rigorous examination of the durability and contemporary relevance of psychoanalysis, understood as a comprehensive system of theory and technique. The contributors eschew the establishment of yet another school of Freudian thought, not wishing to add to the already confusing array of competing and conflicting perspectives.Each essay seeks to underscore, refine and add to the perceived strength, richness and flexibility of early psychoanalytic thought. A broad range of psychoanalytic concerns are addressed: the unconscious, mind and brain, mind and body, affect, cognition and character. Each topic is



surveyed in a spirit of thoughtful and judicious consolidation. Open, and well-informed, a sure course is taken between the opposing dangers of dogma and fragmentation.Insisting upon a well-grounded appreciation of the origins and historical unfolding of psychoanalysis, and remaining close to both clinical observations and theoretical developments, the present volume looks forward to the continuing fertility and pertinence of psychoanalytical exploration."--Provided by publisher.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798187303321

Autore

Epstein Steven <1952->

Titolo

The talents of Jacopo da Varagine : a Genoese mind in Medieval Europe / / Steven A. Epstein

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ithaca, New York ; ; London, [England] : , : Cornell University Press, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-5017-0360-9

1-5017-0361-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (313 p.)

Disciplina

282.092

Soggetti

Saints

Christian saints

Sermons - History and criticism

Genoa (Italy) Church history To 1339

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Prologue -- 1. The Preacher -- 2. Holy Days -- 3. Saintly People -- 4. Genoa's Past -- 5. Genoa's Own Historian -- Epilogue -- Select Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- General Index -- Index of Scripture

Sommario/riassunto

Jacopo da Varagine (c. 1228-1298) is remembered today primarily for his immensely popular work The Golden Legend, a massive collection of stories about the saints. Compiled over the years 1260-67, The



Golden Legend quickly eclipsed earlier collections of saints' lives. One indication of its popularity is the fact that so many manuscript copies of the work have survived-more than one thousand according to some estimates. Despite the enduring influence of The Golden Legend, Jacopo remains an elusive figure because he left behind so little information about himself. In The Talents of Jacopo da Varagine, Steven A. Epstein sets out to remedy this situation through a careful study of all Jacopo's works, including many hundreds of sermons and his innovative chronicle of Genoese history. In Epstein's sure hands, Jacopo emerges as one of the most active and talented minds of his day. Indeed, Epstein argues that one needs to read all of Jacopo's books, in a Genoese context, in order to understand the original scope of his thinking, which greatly influenced the ways generations of people across Europe experienced their Christianity. The rich sources for Jacopo's sermons, saints' lives, and history illuminate the traditions that inspired him and shaped his imaginative and artistic powers. Jacopo was also one of the inventors of social history, and his writings reveal complex and new perspectives on family life as well as the histories of gay people, slaves, Jews, and the medieval economy. Filled with impressive insights into the intellectual life of the thirteenth century, The Talents of Jacopo da Varagine will be of interest to a wide range of medieval scholars and students of religious history, church history, and hagiography as well as intellectual history and Italian history.