The Fabric of Affect in the Psychoanalytic Discourse

by André Green

Book Overview

The Fabric of Affect in the Psychoanalytic Discourse is a seminal work on one of the most neglected topics in psychoanalysis, that of affect. Originally published in French as Le Discours Vivant, and by one of the most distinguished living analysts, the book is structured in three parts:

Affect within psychoanalytic literature Clinical practice of psychoanalysis: structure and process Theoretical study: affect, language and discourse; negative...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415115256
• ISBN13: 9780415115254
• Release Date: August 1999
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 395 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Must reading for those interested in Psychoanalysis

This book ... a classic in the French Psychoanalytic tradition ... has only recently been translated into English. Andre Green, a noted French Psychoanalyst, trained with Lacan, then broke away to incorporate the work of the British School (Winnicott, Bion, etc.) into his conceptualizations. In this volume Green sets as his task the elucidation of the consideration of affect in Freud's work, and the application of this understanding to varied clinical phenomenon encountered in practice. Green's writing style is clear, and his mastery of this complex area of study is evident.I would recommend this book, and Andre Green's other works ("The Work of the Negative"; "The Dead Mother", etc.) to any and all who wish to advance their understanding of the best of psychoanalytic theory.