The Christopher Bollas reader / / Christopher Bollas ; introduction by Arne Jemstedt ; preface by Adam Phillips

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910958410603321
• Autore: Bollas Christopher
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hove ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2011
• ISBN: 9786613714640; 1-136-61792-2; 1-280-87333-7; 1-136-61791-4; 0-203-58107-5
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: xxviii, 283 p
• Disciplina: 150.19/5
• Soggetti: Psychoanalysis; Subconsciousness
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: "The transformational object" -- "Extractive introjection" -- "Normotic illness" -- "The destiny drive" -- "Psychic genera" -- "The fascist state of mind" -- "Why Oedipus?" -- "The functions of history" -- "Cracking up" -- "The structure of evil" -- "Mental interference" -- "Creativity and psychoanalysis" -- "Architecture and the unconscious" -- "What is theory?" -- "Character and interformality" -- "Wisdom of the dream".
• Sommario/riassunto: This reader brings together a selection of seminal papers by Christopher Bollas. Essays such as " The Fascist State of Mind," " The Structure of Evil," and " The Functions of History" have established his position as one of the most significant cultural critics of our time. Also included are examples of his psychoanalytical writings, such as " The Transformational Object" and " Psychic Genera," that deepen and renew interest in unconscious creative processes. Two recent essays, " Character and Interformality" and " The Wisdom of the Dream" extend his work on aesthetics and the role of form in everyday life. This is a collection of papers that will appeal to anyone interested in human experience and subjectivity.