The Ethics Of Psychoanalysis Av Jacques Lacan

<P>A charismatic and controversial figure, Lacan is one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century and his work has revolutionized linguistics, philosophy, literature, psychology, cultural and media studies.</P><P>He gained his reputation as a lecturer, disseminating his ideas to audiences that included Jean-Paul Sartre and Luce Irigaray amongst other hugely influential names. <EM>The Ethics of Psychoanalysis</EM> is a transcript of his most important lecture series. </P><P>Including influential readings of Sophocles’ <EM>Antigone</EM> and Elizabethan courtly love poetry in relation to female sexuality, <EM>The Ethics of Psychoanalysis</EM> remains a powerful and controversial work that is still argued over today by the likes of Judith Butler and Slavoj Žižek. </P>