Writing and Madness: (Literature/Philosophy/Psychoanalysis) (Felman Shoshana)(Paperback)

Writing and Madness: (Literature/Philosophy/Psychoanalysis) (Felman Shoshana)(Paperback)

This is the author's most influential work of literary theory and criticism in which she explores the relations between literature, philosophy, and

Book Talk - Occasional Writing on Literature and Children (Chambers Aidan)(Paperback / softback)

Telling a Research Story: Writing a Literature Review (Feak Christine)(Paperback)

'Telling a Research Story: Writing a Literature Review' is concerned with the writing of a literature review and is not designed to address any of the preliminary processes leading up to the actual writing of the literature review. This volume represents a revision and expansion of the material on

Wisdom Won from Illness: Essays in Philosophy and Psychoanalysis (Lear Jonathan)(Pevná vazba)

Wisdom Won from Illness brings into conversation two fields of humane inquiry--psychoanalysis and moral philosophy--that seem to have little to say to each other but which, taken together, form a basis for engaged ethical thought about how to live.Jonathan Lear begins by looking to the ancient

Belief and Imagination: Explorations in Psychoanalysis (Britton Ronald)(Paperback)

Belief and Imagination brings together Ronald Britton's writing on these subjects over the last 15 years, exploring the concepts from a Kleinian perspective. The book covers: The status of phantasies in an individuals mind - are they facts or possibilities? How the notions of objectivity and

Electronic Literature (Rettberg Scott)(Paperback)

Electronic Literature considers new forms and genres of writing that exploit the capabilities of computers and networks - literature that would not be possible without the contemporary digital context. In this book, Rettberg places the most significant genres of electronic literature in historical,

Introducing Psychoanalysis: Essential Themes and Topics (Budd Susan)(Paperback)

Introducing Psychoanalysis brings together leading analysts to explain what psychoanalysis is and how it has developed, setting its ideas in their appropriate social and intellectual context. Based on lectures given at the British Psychoanalytic Society, the contributions capture the diversity of

Conducting Your Literature Review (Hempel Susanne)(Paperback)

This book is a step-by-step guide to writing a literature review, and includes tips for modifying the process as needed depending on your audience, purpose, and goals. The lessons in this book can be applied to writing the background section for a thesis or an original research publication

This Thing Called Literature: Reading, Thinking, Writing (Bennett Andrew)(Paperback)

What is this thing called literature? Why should we study it? And how?Relating literature to topics such as dreams, politics, life, death, the ordinary and the uncanny, this beautifully written book establishes a sense of why and how literature is an exciting and rewarding subject to study. Bennett

The Book Lover's Treasury of Quotations: An Inspired Collection on Reading, Writing and Literature (Brielyn Jo)(Paperback)

How to be Free (Hodgkinson Tom)(Paperback / softback)

Looking to history, literature and philosophy for inspiration, this book provides a joyful blueprint for a simpler and freer way of life. Filled with practical tips as well as inspiring reflections, it helps you learn how to throw off the shackles of anxiety, bureaucracy, debt, governments,

Erik Gunnar Asplund: Landscapes and Buildings (Woollen Malcolm)(Paperback)

Taking an interdisciplinary approach, weaving together art, philosophy, history and literature, this book investigates the landscapes and buildings of Swedish architect Erik Gunnar Asplund. Through critical essays and beautiful illustrations focusing on four projects, the Woodland Cemetery; the

Psychoanalysis and Anxiety: From Knowing to Being (Mawson Chris)(Paperback)

Psychoanalysis and Anxiety: From Knowing to Being combines psychoanalytic, existential and dramaturgical perspectives on the study of anxiety. The book explores the implications for psychoanalysis of including a consideration of the being of the patient, and of the analyst. The central principle

Nature and Selected Essays (Emerson Ralph Waldo)(Paperback)

An indispensible look at Emerson's influential life philosophy Through his writing and his own personal philosophy, Ralph Waldo Emerson unburdened his young country of Europe's traditional sense of history and showed Americans how to be creators of their own circumstances. His mandate, which called

Intersectionality and Relational Psychoanalysis: New Perspectives on Race, Gender, and Sexuality (Belkin Max)(Paperback)

Intersectionality and Relational Psychoanalysis: New Perspectives on Race, Gender, and Sexuality examines the links between race, gender, and sexuality through the dual perspectives of relational psychoanalysis and the theory of intersectionality.This anthology discusses the ways in which

Illusion, Disillusion, and Irony in Psychoanalysis (Steiner John)(Paperback)

Illusion, Disillusion, and Irony in Psychoanalysis explores and develops the role of illusion and daydream in everyday life, and in psychoanalysis. Using both clinical examples and literary works, idealised illusions and the inevitable disillusion that is met when reality makes an impact, are

Madness: A History (Pietikinen Petteri)(Paperback)

' Madness: A History' is a thorough and accessible account of madness from antiquity to modern times, offering a large-scale yet nuanced picture of mental illness and its varieties in western civilization. The book opens by considering perceptions and experiences of madness starting in Biblical

Written World - How Literature Shapes History (Puchner Martin)(Paperback / softback)

The true story of literature -- of how writing changed civilizations, cultures and the history of the

To Make Negro Literature: Writing, Literary Practice, and African American Authorship (McHenry Elizabeth)(Paperback)

In To Make Negro Literature Elizabeth McHenry traces African American authorship in the decade following the 1896 legalization of segregation. She shifts critical focus from the published texts of acclaimed writers to unfamiliar practitioners whose works reflect the unsettledness of African

Portraits of Integrity: 26 Case Studies from History, Literature and Philosophy (Alston Charlotte)(Paperback)

From philosophers, novelists and fictional characters to political activists, politicians, religious figures and ordinary people working in institutions, Portraits of Integrity depicts more than 20 historical, fictional and contemporary figures whose character or life raises questions about what

Guide to Writing Essays (Headrick Paul)(Paperback)

This outstanding practical guide to writing analytical essays on literature develops interpretive skills through focused exercises and modeled examples. The program is tailored to meet the specific needs of beginning undergraduates. Features unique, detailed guidance on paragraph structure

Writing Home (Devlin Polly)(Paperback)

Polly Devlin is a writer, broadcaster and filmmaker. She holds an OBE for services to literature. After spending her childhood in Northern Ireland, at the age of twenty-two she took up her first job--as a writer, and soon features editor--on British Vogue, at the heart of 1960s London. A couple of

Process Facilitation in Psychoanalysis, Psychotherapy and Social Work (O'Neill Sylvia)(Paperback)

Process Facilitation in Psychoanalysis, Psychotherapy and Social Work elaborates a differential theory of therapeutic engagement with full reference not only to psychoanalysis and to psychotherapy but also - surprisingly - to social work. When contemporary social work with the marginalised achieves

High and Lonely Place - Sanctuary and Plight of the Cairngorms (Crumley Jim)(Paperback / softback)

A classic of Scottish nature writing and of the literature of our