Reading Lacan: The Uses of Images as Historical Evidence

by Jane Gallop

Book Overview

The influence of the French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan has extended into nearly every field of the humanities and social sciences--from literature and film studies to anthropology and social work. yet Lacan's major text, Ecrits , continues to perplex and even baffle its readers. In Reading Lacan , Jane Gallop offers a novel approach to Lacan's work based on his own theories of language. Lacan locates truth in the letter rather than in the spirit-in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801494435
• ISBN13: 9780801494437
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

An excellent tool for trying to make sense of Lacan

Phallus, Oedipus, and everything else you need to know to understanding Lacan. Gallop offers a very detailed examination of Lacan's works, giving the reader ideas on how to approach Lacan. The book can either be read before reading Lacan or after reading Lacan, either way it is a very helpful book.