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Jacques Lacan (Routledge Critical Thinkers)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 150.195092
EAN: 9780415256179
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0415256178
Label: Routledge
Manufacturer: Routledge
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 155
Publication Date: January 10, 2005
Publisher: Routledge
Studio: Routledge
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Editorial Review:
This volume provides an excellent introduction to the work of Jacques Lacan, covering all of Lacan's major concepts such as the Imaginary, the Symbolic and the Real. Sean Homer draws on a number of examples from the fields of literary, film, gender and cultural studies to help explain these difficult concepts, and explores the ways in which Lacanian psychoanalytic theory has impacted on these areas. This is the ideal introduction to the work of one of the most important theorists and thinkers of our time for scholars working within a variety of disciplines.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - A very helpful Guide
This book does not substitue reading the seminars but it sure brings to light some Lacanian concepts that are blurry on the originals. This book has helped me a lot.
Rating:  - Too short to explain anything let alone Lacan...
This introduction to Jacques Lacan did not clarify his concepts to me. If you are new to Lacan like me, interested in his work, but do not know where to start, this is not the first book on him to read. It is very short - 130 small pages of contents - which is to few to explain complicated notions Lacan uses. this is like trying to explain theory of big bang, quantum mechanics and black holes in 200 words... It is too brief, does not clarify things,... I read it twice carefully and i still do not ... Read More
Rating: - A well written introduction into the Labyrinth of Lacanian thought
I have been struggling with Lacan for some time and have read several introductions. Sean Homer's book is one of the best; therefore I would like to recommend it. Homer concentrates on the most important concepts in Lacan's philosophy and gives at the end of each chapter a short summery. May be this takes away much of the complexity of Lacan's thought, but knowing what his writing is all about might be still very helpful before entering in the labyrinth of the French philosopher's thought.
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