The Vale of Soul-Making: The Post-Kleinian Model of the Mind by Meg Harris Willi

Description: The Vale of Soul-Making: The Post-Kleinian Model of the Mind by Meg Harris Williams Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description "The Vale of Soul-Making" promises to become the text for post-Kleinian thought.. and the upshot of it all is to establish Mrs Klein as the first ???post-Kleinian???."— Donald MeltzerPoets have always seen themselves as inspired by their Muse. In this book this is taken literally, not just metaphorically, to be a faithful description of an internal identification with a teaching object or deity that governs the adventure of writing the poem. The central concern of the book is therefore the relationship of each individual poet with his Muse, as worked out "on the pulses" through the expressive qualities of poetic language. The awesome qualities of the internal Muse were discovered by Melanie Klein in the "combined object," and developed into a theory of knowledge by Wilfred Bion and Donald Meltzer, who have shown how "learning from experience" occurs by repeatedly confronting the aesthetic conflict evoked by the internal object at points of "catastrophic change" in mental evolution.The impelling nature of the quest for knowledge of the inner world prompted Keats to describe the world as a "vale of soul-making," teeming with opportunities for mental growth under the guidance of internal "mediators." The self-analysis of Keats and other poets by incorporating poetic qualities into their own evolving Muse provides a fascinating model of development through "influence" in a way that illuminates the complexity of identification in psychoanalysis, a process at whose core Meltzer locates the "counter-transference dream." Publisher Description The post-Kleinian model of the mind, as developed by W. R. Bion and Donald Meltzer, is essentially an aesthetic one. It is founded on Melanie Kleins discovery of the "internal object" with its combined masculine and feminine qualities and ambiguous, awe-inspiring nature. Turbulent emotional experiences are repeatedly transformed through symbol-formation, on the basis of the internal relationship between the infant self and its object; and the aesthetic containment provided by this "counter-transference dream" (as Meltzer put it) enables the mind to digest its conflicts and develop.This search for a pattern that can make "contrary" emotions thinkable is modelled by all art forms and accounts for their universal significance. It is a process that can be observed particularly clearly in literature, in the form of the romance between the poet and his Muse (the traditional formulation of the psycho-analytic internal object). Author Biography MEG HARRIS WILLIAMS studied English at Cambridge and Oxford Universities. She has written books on Milton, Keats, and Emily Bronte, and numerous articles on literature and psychoanalysis. Her books include A Trial of Faith: Hamlet in Analysis (Karnac, 1997); The Chamber of Maiden Thought with Margot Waddell (Routledge, 1991) and Collected Papers of Martha Harris and Esther Bick (Clunie Press, 1987) among others. Details ISBN 1855753103 ISBN-13 9781855753105 Title The Vale of Soul-Making: The Post-Kleinian Model of the Mind Author Meg Harris Williams Format Paperback Year 2005 Pages 250 Publisher Karnac Books GE_Item_ID:134585071; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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ISBN-13: 9781855753105

Book Title: The Vale of Soul-Making: The Post-Kleinian Model of the Mind

Number of Pages: 272 Pages

Language: English

Publication Name: Vale of Soulmaking : the Post-Kleinian Model of the Mind

Publisher: Routledge

Item Height: 0.6 in

Subject: Movements / Psychoanalysis, General, Mental Health

Publication Year: 2005

Item Weight: 13.4 Oz

Type: Textbook

Item Length: 9 in

Subject Area: Psychology

Author: Meg Harris Williams

Item Width: 5.7 in

Format: Trade Paperback