Rosalind Minsky

Psychoanalysis and Gender

An Introductory Reader

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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 include: "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; and an extract from "Speculum of the Other Woman" by Luce Irigaray.

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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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 334
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Dezember 1995
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 232mm x 154mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 517g
• ISBN-13: 9780415092210
• ISBN-10: 0415092213
• Artikelnr.: 21230612

Autorenporträt

Rosalind Minsky

Inhaltsangabe

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)