Lacan for Beginners by Phillip Hill (English) Paperback Book

Description: Lacan for Beginners by Phillip Hill, David Leach Originally published: New York: Writers and Readers, c1999. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Jacques Lacan is probably the most influential psychoanalyst since Freud (of the roughly 20,000 psychoanalysts in the world, about half are Lacanians) yet most people know nothing about him. The 10,000 analysts who use Lacans ideas work mostly in France, Spain, Italy, and South America. To the rest of the world, including England and America, Lacan is a genius-in-waiting, due to be discovered any day now.Despite or because of his brilliance, Lacan is difficult to understand. He wrote with an obscure, style that casually refers to philosophy, linguistics, biology, mathematics, etc.--and to make matters worse, his ideas changed over the years.Lacan For Beginners by Philip Hill introduces the reader to Lacans theories and their relation to clinical practice in twelve elegantly structured chapters, designed around tantalizing questions that clarify Lacans ideas.Lacan For Beginners is written with insight and wit and illustrated with examples from popular culture and cinema. The artwork is humorous and informative, and works with the text. So dont you think it is about time you become familiar with his work? Notes Introduction to the man and his theories. Author Biography Philip Hill is a psychoanalyst, writer and teacher in London with over 20 years clinical experience. He is also a member of the Centre for Freudian Analysis and Research (CFAR), and the Site for Contemporary Psychoanalysis in the UK. Philip has also written Using Lacanian Clinical Technique: An Introduction, Press for the Habilitation of Psychoanalysis, 2002. Long Description English summary: When, according to ancient evidence, a comet was sighted during the funeral games for Caesar in July 44 B.C., Octavian interpreted it as a sign of the deification of his adoptive father and his elevation to the stars. Thus catasterism, or immortalization as a heavenly body, found its way into the representation of rulers of the Roman emporers, and became one of the symbols for the apotheosis of deceased predecessors. Christian Bechtold examines the origins and history of this idea in Hellenism and the political semantics and function of catasterism from the Augustus period to the Severans. He also analyses the reception of the concept of placement among the stars and the horizon of understanding of the potential addressees of representation of imperial rule in order to be able to assess the relevance and success of catasterism in political communication. Besides the relevant historiographic and literary sources, the study also draws extensively on the imperial and provincial coinage as a reflection of political communication, and also tomb inscriptions and monuments as witnesses to the reception of the motif. German description: Als bei den Begrabnisspielen fur Caesar im Juli 44 v. Chr. den antiken Zeugnissen nach ein Komet gesichtet wurde, deutete Octavian dies als Zeichen fur die Vergottlichung seines Adoptivvaters und dessen Versetzung unter die Sterne. Damit fand der Katasterismos, die Verstirnung, Eingang in die Herrschaftsreprasentation der romischen Kaiser und wurde zu einem der Symbole fur die Apotheose des verstorbenen Vorgangers. Christian Bechtold untersucht die ideengeschichtlichen Ursprunge dieser Vorstellung im Hellenismus und die politische Semantik und Funktion des Katasterismos von der Zeit des Augustus bis zu den Severern. Daruber hinaus analysiert er die Rezeption des Sternversetzungskonzeptes und den Verstandnishorizont der potenziellen Adressaten der kaiserlichen Herrschaftsreprasentation, um so die Relevanz und den Erfolg des Katasterismos in der politischen Kommunikation einschatzen zu konnen. Neben den einschlagigen historiographischen und literarischen Quellen zieht die Arbeit ausfuhrlich die kaiserliche und provinziale Munzpragung als Spiegel der politischen Kommunikation heran, ausserdem Grabinschriften und -monumente als Zeugnisse der Rezeption des Motivs. Details ISBN1934389390 Publisher For Beginners Language English Illustrator David Leach ISBN-10 1934389390 ISBN-13 9781934389393 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2009 Pages 176 Short Title LACAN FOR BEGINNERS R/E Edition Description Reprint Illustrations Yes Country of Publication United States Author David Leach NZ Release Date 2009-08-25 US Release Date 2009-08-25 UK Release Date 2009-08-25 Series For Beginners Publication Date 2009-08-25 Imprint For Beginners DEWEY 150.195 Audience General AU Release Date 2009-11-01 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:136557373;

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