Jacques Lacan is now regarded as a major psychoanalytical theorist alongside Freud and Jung. This book guides the reader through his innovations, his work on paranoia and structural linguistics, as well as his influence in critical thinking on art, literature, philosophy and feminism. An ideal introduction for anyone intrigued by his ideas but discouraged by the complexity of his writings.
Jacques Lacan is now regarded as a major psychoanalytical theorist alongside Freud and Jung, although recognition has been delayed by fierce arguments over his ideas. Written by a leading Lacanian analyst, "Introducing Lacan" guides the reader through his innovations, including his work on paranoia, his addition of structural linguistics to Freudianism and his ideas on the infant 'mirror phase'. It also traces Lacan's influence in postmodern critical thinking on art, literature, philosophy and feminism. This is the ideal introduction for anyone intrigued by Lacan's ideas but discouraged by the complexity of his writings.
