Donald Meltzer

A Contemporary Introduction
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-0-367-42223-3
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 170 Seiten, Format (B × H): 129 mm x 198 mm, Gewicht: 190 g

Reihe: Routledge Introductions to Contemporary Psychoanalysis

In this intelligent and insightful work, Meg Harris Williams presents a clear and readable introduction to the works of influential psychoanalyst Donald Meltzer. The book covers Meltzer’s ideas on key themes including sexuality, dreams, psychosis, perversion and aesthetics, and his work with both children and adults.

This book focuses especially on Meltzer’s views on the nature of psychoanalysis itself, as an investigative method conducted by the cooperation between two people. His intuitive understanding of dreams is underscored by a scholarly interest in philosophy and linguistics. The book will give readers a window into Meltzer’s clinical seminars and supervisions, as well as a comprehensive overview of his published work, all thoughtfully brought together by someone who worked with Meltzer for many years.

Bringing Meltzer’s ideas into contemporary context, this fresh approach to his work makes his rich and complex theories about our inner world accessible to all. Part of the Routledge Introductions to Contemporary Psychoanalysis series, this book will be of great importance to psychoanalysts, clinicians and scholars familiar with Meltzer’s ideas, as well as those seeking an introduction to his work.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Williams, Meg Harris

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse Psychoanalyse (S. Freud)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword by Virginia Ungar Introduction: A picture of the inner world PART 1: The psychoanalytic model of the mind 01. The Kleinian development 02. Dream life and symbol formation 03. An expanded view of identification 04. Aesthetic conflict 05. The Claustrum 06. Sexuality and creativity PART 2: Life in the consulting room 07. The aesthetics of the process 08. Transference and countertransference 09. Technique 10. Beyond the consulting room

Über Autor(innen)

Meg Harris Williams is a literary scholar and former analysand of Meltzer. She was formerly a lecturer for the Psychoanalytic Studies MA course at the Tavistock and Portman Trust, London.