The Aesthetic Unconscious by Jacques Rancire
A work that is not concerned with the use of Freudian concepts for the interpretation of literary and artistic works. Rather, it is concerned with why this interpretation plays such an important role in demonstrating the contemporary relevance of psychoanalytic concepts.
'One of today's foremost French philosophers offers here a fascinating and illuminating take on the relevance of Freudian concepts and psychoanalytic interpretations, as emerging from the yet to be discovered meaning of the 19th century aesthetic revolutionIn a philosophical dialogue with Lyotard, Ranciere contends that the Freudian inheritance that valorizes pathos over logos, goes against the grain of Freud's own effort to maintain their equal coexistence and inseparability: to preserve at once the pathos of the sickness and the logos of the cure. This erudite and brilliant book is a must-read for students of art, philosophy and psychoanalysis alike.'
Shoshana Felman, Author of Testimony (Crises of Witnessing), and The Juridical Unconscious
Shoshana Felman, Author of Testimony (Crises of Witnessing), and The Juridical Unconscious
"Ranciere offers a fascinating new optic through which to read psychoanalysis, and his original positioning of Freud in relation to art and literature is valuable in a field where partisan defences and blanket dismissals tend to hold sway."
The Philosophers' Magazine
Jacques Ranciere is a leading French philosopher and Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Paris-St. Denis. His many books include The Politics of Literature, Aesthetics and Its Discontents, and The Future of the Image.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780745646442 |
| ISBN 10 | 0745646441 |
| Title | The Aesthetic Unconscious |
| Author | Jacques Rancire |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Year published | 2009-12-18 |
| Number of pages | 84 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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