Deeply versed in the opus of Bion and Meltzer, the author enhances the concept of 'catastrophic change'. This title demonstrates the human capacity for symbolic thinking that underlies literary, artistic and psychoanalytic creativity.
Literary Origins of the Psychoanalytic Model of the Mind
Exploring the intersection of literature and psychoanalysis, this work delves into how literary concepts have shaped contemporary understandings of the mind. It uses Keats's metaphor of 'the awakening of the thinking principle' to highlight the significant influence of literary thought on the development of modern psychoanalytic theory. The book presents a unique perspective on the relationship between narrative and psychological insight, offering readers a profound examination of both fields.
Examining Shakespeare's plays through the lens of modern psychoanalysis, this book delves into the concept of dream-thought and the unconscious. It highlights the contrast between the overt narratives and the deeper, symbolic meanings that resonate with dreamlife. By analyzing the plays in this innovative way, the author uncovers hidden layers of interpretation, enriching the understanding of Shakespeare's work and its psychological dimensions.
"The contents of this book represent a series of experiments in dramatising [Wilfred R.] Bion's A memoir of the future, the primary one being an unfinished film begun in India in the 1980s and directed by Kumar Shahani... The book is illustrated by screenshots from the film and the ebook contains video extracts."--Page 4 of cover.
This is no mere parody - it is a confession, a treatise, and a very, very clever tragi-farce, which is as funny as it is serious, and serious as it is funny. There is a living, breathing countertransference exploration throughout this fictitious analysis of an all-too-recognizable late-twentieth century young adult, Hamlet Dane, and his alter-ego analyst Dr Horacio. Hamlet in Analysis explores, amongst other things, the cracks and gaps between analytic theory and practice through the candid, private thoughts of our analyst-narrator, whose constantly self-limited philosophy is pierced, rankled, ruptured, and herniated by his young patient, provoking an ongoing challenge to his own sanity. But it contains the best actors in the world, either for tragedy, comedy, history, pastoral, pastoral-comical, historical-pastoral, tragical-historical, tragical-comical-historical-pastoral, scene individable, or poem unlimited
In this intelligent and insightful work, Meg Harris Williams presents a clear and readable introduction to the works of influential psychoanalyst Donald Meltzer. The book covers Meltzer's ideas on key themes including sexuality, dreams, psychosis, perversion and aesthetics, and his work with both children and adults. This book focuses especially on Meltzer's views on the nature of psychoanalysis itself, as an investigative method conducted by the cooperation between two people. His intuitive understanding of dreams is underscored by a scholarly interest in philosophy and linguistics. The book will give readers a window into Meltzer's clinical seminars and supervisions, as well as a comprehensive overview of his published work, all thoughtfully brought together by someone who worked with Meltzer for many years. Bringing Meltzer's ideas into contemporary context, this fresh approach to his work makes his rich and complex theories about our inner world accessible to all. Part of the Routledge Introductions to Contemporary Psychoanalysis series, this book will be of great importance to psychoanalysts, clinicians and scholars familiar with Meltzer's ideas, as well as those seeking an introduction to his work.