Promises, Promises: Essays on Psychoanalysis and Literature

Promises, Promises: Essays on Psychoanalysis and Literature

As an essayist, Adam Phillips combines the best of two worlds: the mastery of psychotherapy as a practitioner and a theorist-and a reputation as one of the best literary writers around. In this collection of essays, he brings the two gifts to bear upon each other, reaching far beyond the borders of psychoanalytic discourse into art, novels, poetry, and history to speculate on the relative merits of psychoanalysis and literature. In his quirky, epigrammatic style, Phillips shows us how psychoanalysis and literature at their best share the goal of shedding light on human character, the most fascinating of disorders.
Country USA
Brand Basic Books
Manufacturer Basic Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2002-02-07
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780465056781

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