Melanie Klein (European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism) (Paperback)
Author: Julia Kristeva
ISBN: 9780231223928
Price: Rs. 3600.00 • ✓ 100% Genuine Publisher Edition
Book Overview
Melanie Klein (1882–1960) pioneered psychoanalytic practice with children and made major contributions to our understanding of both psychosis and autism. Along the way, she introduced a new approach to the theory of the unconscious without abandoning the principles set forth by Freud. In her first biography of a fellow psychoanalyst, Julia Kristeva considers Klein’s life and intellectual development, weaving a narrative that illuminates her own life and work. Kristeva tells the remarkable story of Klein’s life: an unhappy wife and mother who underwent analysis and―without a medical or other advanced degree―became an analyst herself at the age of 40. In Kristeva’s account, Klein was the first person to see the mother as the source of not only creativity but also thought itself and the first to consider the place of matricide in psychic development―making her a crucial figure in the evolution of the provocative ideas about motherhood and the psyche for which Kristeva is renowned.
Edition details: Paperback, English, 312 pages pages. Reference ISBN: 9780231223928.
About the Author
Julia Kristeva is professor emerita of linguistics at the Université de Paris VII. A renowned psychoanalyst, philosopher, and linguist, she has written dozens of books spanning semiotics, political theory, literary criticism, gender and sex, and cultural critique, as well as several novels and autobiographical works, published in English translation by Columbia University Press. Kristeva was the inaugural recipient of the Holberg International Memorial Prize in 2004 “for innovative explorations of questions on the intersection of language, culture, and literature.”
Book Specifications & Quick Facts
- Reading Level
- General / Adult
- Language & Format
- English • Paperback
- ISBN Reference
- 9780231223928
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
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What is this book about?
Melanie Klein (1882–1960) pioneered psychoanalytic practice with children and made major contributions to our understanding of both psychosis and autism. Along the way, she introduced a new approach to the theory of the unconscious without abandoning the principles set forth by Freud. In her first...
Who should read this book?
Recommended for readers who enjoy quality books and are looking for genuine, well-crafted literature by Julia Kristeva.
Why Readers Pick This Edition
- Published by Columbia University Press.
- Language: English.
- Page count: 312 pages.
Catalog Description
Melanie Klein (1882–1960) pioneered psychoanalytic practice with children and made major contributions to our understanding of both psychosis and autism. Along the way, she introduced a new approach to the theory of the unconscious without abandoning the principles set forth by Freud. In her first biography of a fellow psychoanalyst, Julia Kristeva considers Klein’s life and intellectual development, weaving a narrative that illuminates her own life and work. Kristeva tells the remarkable story of Klein’s life: an unhappy wife and mother who underwent analysis and―without a medical or other advanced degree―became an analyst herself at the age of 40. In Kristeva’s account, Klein was the...
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