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The Wolf Man´s Magic Word: A Cryptonymy
Nicolas Abraham
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Description for The Wolf Man´s Magic Word: A Cryptonymy
Paperback. Translator(s): Rand, Nicholas T. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; JMAF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296.
The Wolf Man's Magic Word reopens the examination of the "Wolf Man," a Russian emigre who was Freud's patient and who wrote his own memoirs. Nicolas Abraham and Maria Torok's work is at once the account of the Wolf Man's psychological inventions, a reading of his dreams and symptoms, and a critique of basic Freudian notions.
The Wolf Man's Magic Word reopens the examination of the "Wolf Man," a Russian emigre who was Freud's patient and who wrote his own memoirs. Nicolas Abraham and Maria Torok's work is at once the account of the Wolf Man's psychological inventions, a reading of his dreams and symptoms, and a critique of basic Freudian notions.
Product Details
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Series
Theory & History of Literature S.
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816648580
SKU
V9780816648580
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About Nicolas Abraham
Nicolas Abraham (1919-1975) was a philosopher and psychoanalyst.Maria Torok (1926-1998) practiced psychoanalysis in Paris.Nicholas Rand is professor of French at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Jacques Derrida (1930-2004) was an influential French philosopher and literary critic.
Reviews for The Wolf Man´s Magic Word: A Cryptonymy
"To this day they call him the Wolf-Man. But did anyone really know why? You will know it. What takes place here - I am talking about an event and a monument - is analogous to an archeological dig. A monumental text is exposed to an interpretation whose daring and effectiveness vie with each other."-Jacques Derrida "This book succeeds because ... Read more