- Hardcover: 264 pages
- Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (2 May 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0415135222
- ISBN-13: 978-0415135221
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Jacques Lacan's thinking revolutionised the theory and practice of psychoanalysis and had a major impact in fields as diverse as film studies, literary criticism, feminist theory and philosophy. Yet his writings are notorious for their complexity and idiosyncratic style. Emphasising the clinical basis of Lacan's work, An Introductory Dictionary of Lacanian Psychoanalysis is an ideal companion to his ideas for readers in every discipline where his influence is felt. The Dictionary features:
* over 200 entries, explaining Lacan's own terminology and his use of common psychoanalytic expressions
* details of the historical and institutional context of Lacan's work
* reference to the origins of major concepts in the work of Freud, Saussure, Hegel and other key thinkers
* a chronology of Lacan's life and works.
* over 200 entries, explaining Lacan's own terminology and his use of common psychoanalytic expressions
* details of the historical and institutional context of Lacan's work
* reference to the origins of major concepts in the work of Freud, Saussure, Hegel and other key thinkers
* a chronology of Lacan's life and works.
About the Author
Dylan Evans trained as a Lacanian psychoanalyst in Buenos Aires, London and Paris. He is currently working on a PhD at the State University of New York at Buffalo.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book has saved me many headaches. It's clear, coherent and constantly references its sources for quick access to the right places in Lacan or Freud if you want it from the horse's mouth. Most importantly, it has opened up Lacanian thought for me without skimming over details or complexities too much, as those '... for Beginners' books sometimes can.
This book isn't for beginners, but we all get perplexed sometimes and without it, I might be sobbing in a darkened room with a damp towel around my head.
This book isn't for beginners, but we all get perplexed sometimes and without it, I might be sobbing in a darkened room with a damp towel around my head.
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Excellent reference on Lacanian terminology
12 Feb 2005
Format:Paperback
Dylan Evans, a Lecturer in Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Brunel and an analysist in private practice in London has written a very helpful dictionary of Lacanian terms and terminology. The Dictionary has both short and more lengthy entries, with the more complicated terms such as the Real, the Symbolic and the Imaginary, the Other, the Mirror Stage, etc., each meriting longer essays of up to two pages. My interest in Lacan is presently primarily in terms of literary theory but the book is perhaps even more suited to someone approaching Lacan from a psychoanalytic angle, as most of the definitions are analyst-oriented. This is not the book from which to "learn Lacan" of course, and there are a number of good introductions available, such as Bruce Fink's and Jean-Michel Rabate's, in addition to the Cambridge Companion to Lacan. Also, beginners would probably be well advised not to start with the Seminars or Ecrits, but with one of these introductions, then moving on to Lacan's writings with this as a good guide through the very ideosyncratic (and shifting over time) vocabulary. I have found this book to be a great help in navigating Lacan!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Excellent reference! Extremely useful
25 Sep 2007
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Just what we all need - a dictionary to help us move toward a better understanding of an often misunderstood thinker. I've seen a number of philosopher-specific dictionaries with varying degrees of success. The Deleuze Dictionary is one of the best, the Derrida Dictionary is not so hot, but this title is right up at the top. I would include it with Bruce Fink's "The Lacanian Subject" as the two essential secondary sources available in English on Lacan.
While the Lacanian Subject is more of a book to read cover-to-cover, this Dictionary, as you might expect, is great for dipping. Often times these types of dictionaries are difficult to use because every term is defined by another term and finding a way in isn't easy. Although that is necessarily the case for some terms, Evan's does a good job allowing the reader to jump in in multiple places.
This is a particularly difficult task because Lacan's terms evolved over time. Evans addresses this by briefly explaining the progression and changes of use and meaning before concentrating on the core issue. It tends to favor later 60s and 70s Lacanian usage over the earlier 50s terminology. This is definitely for the best.
The best recommendation I can give is that I sat down and read three entries on topics I was struggling with and after finishing them, I was not only more clear on their "definitions", but I was able to go back to Lacan directly and put them to use.
If you're interested in Lacan, this is a great resource.
While the Lacanian Subject is more of a book to read cover-to-cover, this Dictionary, as you might expect, is great for dipping. Often times these types of dictionaries are difficult to use because every term is defined by another term and finding a way in isn't easy. Although that is necessarily the case for some terms, Evan's does a good job allowing the reader to jump in in multiple places.
This is a particularly difficult task because Lacan's terms evolved over time. Evans addresses this by briefly explaining the progression and changes of use and meaning before concentrating on the core issue. It tends to favor later 60s and 70s Lacanian usage over the earlier 50s terminology. This is definitely for the best.
The best recommendation I can give is that I sat down and read three entries on topics I was struggling with and after finishing them, I was not only more clear on their "definitions", but I was able to go back to Lacan directly and put them to use.
If you're interested in Lacan, this is a great resource.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Clear and Concise
21 May 2006
Format:Paperback
Well formulated, brief and quite inclusive. A good reference book for any Lacan reader and has no equivalent in the market as such. But one wishes if it could have been more comphrehensive and detailed. But as the name suggest it is just intended to be introductiory.
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