On a Darkling Plain by Ivan Ward
Is perversion an emotion? Where do guilty feelings come from? What is the function of anxiety in the development of human personality? Freud died 60 years ago, his legacy the enigmatic language of psychoanalysis. But what are these terms really all about? On a Darkling Plain is a collection of vibrant essays exploring a selection of Freud's great terms, explaining their relevance to everyday life and their use in the understanding of our culture. Using a wide range of references to visual art, cinema, literature, popular culture and examples from real life, analysts and counsellors for whom these terms are part of everyday language explore why Freud is still the major thinker in the understanding of our emotions.
'And we are here as on a darkling plain..' Matthew Arnold"
Ivan Ward is director of education at the Freud Museum, London, series editor of Ideas in Psychoanalysis, author of Phobia in that series, and author of Introducing Psychoanalysis.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781840463439 |
| ISBN 10 | 1840463430 |
| Title | On a Darkling Plain |
| Author | Ivan Ward |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Icon Books |
| Year published | 2002-02-04 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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