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OverviewThe Interpretation of the Flesh unites the Lacanian and Kleinian object-relations theories used in feminist debates on psychoanalysis today. It does so as it dissects Freud's writings, proposing a solution to his riddle of femininity. The solution depends upon unravelling Freud's neglected if confused theories of psychical energy, while discarding the assumption that the subject' is energetically and emotionally self-contained. In this, Teresa Brennan offers a new way of thinking about the relationship between the psychical, the social and the physical. More than this: The Interpretation of the Flesh shows how femininity' is a literal physical weight on the shoulders of those who carry it, and how that weight might be lifted. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Teresa BrennanPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.589kg ISBN: 9780415074483ISBN 10: 0415074487 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 17 September 1992 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1 The riddle of femininity 2 The riddle’s repression 3 The division of attention 4 The involution of the drives 5 The original superego 6 Conclusion: the riddle againReviewsTeresa Brennan has written a challenging book, erudite and spirited. <br>-Elisabeth Young-Bruehl <br> The scholarship of this book is outstanding; but more importantly, it is a necessary guide to survival in any world where masculinity reigns. <br>-Linda Nicholson <br> This book has the clarity and wit that only great learning can achieve. Brennan confronts the toughest questions raised by Freud's theory of femininity, takes a stand in the history of the feminist debate, sweeps from the familiar to the erudite, and delivers a text that is essential reading. <br>-Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak <br> This is a landmark in the encounter between psychoanalysis and feminism. Brennan not only brings an exacting critical intelligence to bear on all crucial Freud texts, but provides a fearless, original answer to Freud's riddle of femininity.' Her book will change the terms in which a major theoretical debate is conducted. <br>-Malcolm Bowie, University of London <br> Author InformationBrennan, Teresa Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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