Theories and Practices of Psychoanalysis in Central Europe: Narrative Assemblages of Self-Analysis, Life Writing, and Fiction

Theories and Practices of Psychoanalysis in Central Europe explores the close relationship between psychoanalysis, psycho-medical discourses, literature, and the visual arts of the late 1800s and early 1900s in Central Europe. It examines the creative transformations that psychoanalytic thought underwent in these countries and considers the specificity of psychoanalytic literary genres and the role of lifewriting genres in the development of psychoanalytic thought. The book fills a visible gap in research on the history of psychoanalysis in Central Europe before the outbreak of World War II and offers the first insightful analysis of the role of life writing in the development of psychoanalytic thought.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 260 pages
Publication date: 13 October 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The exploration of the intricate relationship between psychoanalysis, psycho-medical discourses, literature, and the visual arts during the late 1800s and early 1900s in Central Europe is the focus of the book. Agnieszka Sobolewska delves into the issue of theories and practices of psychoanalysis in Central Europe and emphasizes the importance of engaging in interdisciplinary reflection on the unique characteristics of psychoanalytic literary genres and fin-de-siècle psycho-medical discourses. The book specifically examines the spread of Freudianism in the territories of present-day Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland, and Germany, exploring the creative transformations that psychoanalytic thought underwent in these countries. It also reflects on the specificity of psychoanalytic literary genres and the crucial role of lifewriting genres in the development of psychoanalytic thought. Sobolewska's work not only fills a noticeable gap in research on the history of psychoanalysis in Central Europe before the outbreak of World War II but also provides the first insightful analysis of the role of life writing in shaping psychoanalytic thought.

The book will be of immense interest to practicing psychoanalysts, as well as scholars of the history of psychoanalysis, psychology, literature, cultural anthropology, and modernism.

Weight: 410g
Dimension: 156 x 234 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032579757