The Sinthome: The Seminar of Jacques Lacan, Book XXIII

Jacques Lacan, 2016

Overview

This volume presents Jacques Lacan's Seminar XXIII, focusing on the concept of the sinthome. The seminar captures Lacan's distinctive method of tracing complex ideas through intricate speech patterns and intellectual explorations. It delves into the core of psychoanalysis, questioning its foundations and practices as established by Freud. The discussions are framed by Lacan's engagement with literature, particularly James Joyce, as a means to understand symptomatic expressions of the human psyche.

Who it's for

• Students and scholars of psychoanalysis
• Readers interested in Lacanian theory
• Those exploring the intersection of language, literature, and the psyche

Key features

• Language: English
• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication Year: 2016
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 224
• ISBN: 9781509510016