Reading Lacan’s Ecrits: From ‘Overture to this Collection’ to ‘Presentation on Psychical Causality’

The first extensive English commentary on Lacan's Écrits is now available, with contributions from renowned Lacanian scholars. This companion piece offers systematic commentaries and interpretive routes through Lacan's complex writings, making them accessible to a wider audience. It is a valuable resource for psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, philosophers, cultural theorists, and researchers in various fields.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 280 pages
Publication date: 23 February 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Reading Lacan's Écrits is a groundbreaking and comprehensive collection of commentaries on the complete edition of Lacan's Écrits, making it the first extensive English publication of its kind. This invaluable companion piece serves as a indispensable guide to some of Lacan's most renowned yet notoriously challenging writings. Comprising a series of meticulously structured and paragraph-by-paragraph commentaries, Reading Lacan's Écrits offers a rich tapestry of insights, contextualization, explanation, and critical interrogation of Lacan's arguments. By drawing upon the expertise of some of the world's foremost Lacanian scholars and analysts, this comprehensive guide provides readers with multiple interpretive pathways through the intricate and labyrinthine texts of Lacan.

Given the profound significance of Écrits as a landmark in the history of psychoanalysis, this far-reaching and accessible guide will sustain and continue to animate critical engagement with one of the most challenging intellectual works of the twentieth century. These volumes serve as an essential and incisive reference-text for psychoanalysts, psychoanalytic psychotherapists in training, and in practice, as well as philosophers, cultural theorists, literary, social science, and humanities researchers.

This volume specifically covers the first two sections of the Écrits, delving into close readings of the first eight essays. By exploring these foundational texts, readers will gain a deeper understanding of Lacan's theoretical framework, his key concepts, and the intricate threads that weave through his writings. Through this comprehensive and insightful approach, Reading Lacan's Écrits empowers readers to engage with Lacan's complex ideas on their own terms, fostering a deeper appreciation of his intellectual legacy.

Weight: 464g
Dimension: 157 x 234 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032437378