Lacan and Lévi-Strauss or the return to Freud, 1951-1957 / Markos Zafiropoulos ; translated by John Holland.

Lacan and Levi-Strauss are often mentioned together in reviews of French structuralist thought, but what really links their distinct projects? In this important study, Markos Zafiropoulos shows how Lacan's famous 'return to Freud' was only made possible through Lacan's reading of...

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Main Author: Zafiropoulos, Markos
Format: eBook
Language:English
French
Published: London : Karnac, 2010.
Series:Centre for Freudian Analysis and Research library.
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Uniform Title:Lacan et Lévi-Strauss ou le retour à Freud, 1951-1957.
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Summary:Lacan and Levi-Strauss are often mentioned together in reviews of French structuralist thought, but what really links their distinct projects? In this important study, Markos Zafiropoulos shows how Lacan's famous 'return to Freud' was only made possible through Lacan's reading of Levi-Strauss. Via a careful and illuminating comparison of the work of the psychoanalyst and that of the anthropologist, Zafiropoulos shows how Lacan's theories of the symbolic function, of the power of language, of the role of the father and even of the unconscious itself owe a major debt to Levi-Strauss. Lacan and Le.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 233 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781849407977
1849407975
Language:Translated from the French.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.