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Birth of the Other
Rosine Lefort
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Description for Birth of the Other
Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 552.
Originally published as Naissance de l' Autre (1980), Birth
of the Other offers a rare look at language acquisition from a Lacanian
perspective. In 1951-52 Rosine Lefort conducted the treatment of two largely
preverbal children, guiding them through psychoanalysis and meticulously
documenting their activities. Lefort has applied her subsequent training
in Lacanian theory to these early case notes, which provide remarkably
lucid examples of exceedingly difficult concepts.
This exceptional work thus clarifies many misconceptions about psychoanalytic
theory, furnishes unique insight into what Lacan ... Read more
Originally published as Naissance de l' Autre (1980), Birth
of the Other offers a rare look at language acquisition from a Lacanian
perspective. In 1951-52 Rosine Lefort conducted the treatment of two largely
preverbal children, guiding them through psychoanalysis and meticulously
documenting their activities. Lefort has applied her subsequent training
in Lacanian theory to these early case notes, which provide remarkably
lucid examples of exceedingly difficult concepts.
This exceptional work thus clarifies many misconceptions about psychoanalytic
theory, furnishes unique insight into what Lacan ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
Weight
551g
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252063930
SKU
V9780252063930
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Reviews for Birth of the Other
"Represents decades of clinical meditation on two analyses of very young children conducted in the early 1950s by Rosine Lefort... Anyone interested in Lacan's psychoanalytical theories should not fail to read these revealing clinical studies by one of his most authoritative and lucid interpreters. Readers who have been put off by Lacan's difficulty will find this book especially rewarding."
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