The language of the self
Subtitle: the function of language in psychoanalysis
By: Jacques Lacan ; translated with notes and commentary by Anthony Wilden.
Contributors: Lacan, Jacques, 1901-1981.; Wilden, Anthony, 1935-
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 1981
Place of publication: Baltimore; London
Language: eng; fre
Number of pages: 338
Work titles: Fonction et champ de la parole et du langage en psychanalyse.
Description: Lacan's commentaries on Freud had revolutionary implications for philosophy and literary criticism. He held that if the unconscious exists, it functions linguistically rather than symbolically. Includes a study that explains his work and relates it to the context of contemporary thought.
Notes: Originally published: as Speech and language in psychoanalysis. 1968.