Overview

This book is based on a translation of Lacan's 1953 article that became a manifesto for a generations interested in a new reading of Freud. Lacan offers a significant and fertile return to the heart of the Freudian texts, and translator Anthony Wilden expands and amplifies the text with extensive notes and a commentary that places Lacan's work in the context of contemporary thought.

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This work excites...and fascinates. --'Le Monde' Anthony Wilden's translation...will be of great interest to psychologists, linguists, and literary critics. His brilliant introduction and commentary provide the context necessary for an understanding of Lacan's place in the history of the 'human sciences.' --J. Hillis Miller A book which will richly reward close study by anyone interested in the implications of Freud's discourses for our time. --Jan Miel

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Jacques Lacan (1901-81) is the author of numerous works on psychoanalysis, philosophy, and literary theory. Anthony Wilden is the author of several books, including Man & Woman, War & Peace.

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