The title of the letter
Subtitle: a reading of Lacan
By: Jean-Luc Nancy and Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe ; translated by François Raffoul and David Pettigrew.
Contributors: Nancy, Jean-Luc.
Series: SUNY series in contemporary continental philosophy
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 151
Subjects: Lacan, Jacques, 1901-
Description: This book is a close reading of Jacques Lacan's seminal essay, "The Agency of the Letter in the Unconscious or Reason Since Freud," selected for the particular light it casts on Lacan's complex relation to linguistics, psychoanalysis, and philosophy. It clarifies the way Lacan renews or transforms the psychoanalytic field, through his diversion of Saussure's theory of the sign, his radicalization of Freud's fundamental concepts, and his subversion of dominant philosophical values. The authors argue, however, that Lacan's discourse is marked by a deep ambiguity: while he invents a new "language," he nonetheless maintains the traditional metaphysical motifs of systemacity, foundation, and truth.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Translation of: Le titre de la lettre.