Dream, phantasy, and art
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Dream, phantasy, and art
（New library of psychoanalysis, 12）
Tavistock/Routledge, 1991
- : pbk
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"Published in association with the Institute of Psycho-Analysis, London"--Cover
Includes bibliographical references (p. 110-113) and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
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ISBN 9780415017978
Description
Hanna Segal's work, especially on symbolism, aesthetics, dreams and the exploration of psychotic thinking, has established her as a respected figure in psychoanalysis, particularly in psychoanalysis of the Kleinian tradition. In "Dream, Phantasy and Art" she reworks her ideas on these topics and brings them alive in a new integration which links them afresh to the work of Freud, Klein and Bion. Throughout the book the clinical illustrations she has selected spotlight the theory. In a mutually enhancing relationship, theory and clinical example are combined, and then applied, to create the author's original theories of art and aesthetics. The book begins with Freud's theory of dreams, illustrated by Segal's own clinical material, then moves on to a discussion of the concept of phantasy as used by Freud and Klein, and its relation to dreams and to thinking. This is followed by a discussion of thinking based on Segal's paper, "Notes on Symbol Formation" (1957), which she develops further by linking it with Bion's work. Then comes a discussion of pathological aspects of dreaming that occur when symbolic thinking fails.
Finally, in the last two chapters, Segal returns to one of her earliest and most consistent interests - art, aesthetics and the imagination, showing the relation between "real" and "failed" art.
Table of Contents
- The royal road
- phantasy
- symbolism
- mental space and elements of symbolism
- the dream and the ego
- Freud and art
- art and the depressive position
- imagination, play and art.
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: pbk ISBN 9780415017985
Description
Hanna Segal's work, especially on symbolism, aesthetics, dreams, and the exploration of psychotic thinking, has established her as an outstanding figure in psychoanalysis, particularly in psychoanalysis of the Kleinian tradition.
In Dream, Phantasy and Art she reworks her ideas on these topics and brings them vividly alive in a new integration which links them afresh to the work of Freud, Klein, and Bion. Throughout the book, the clinical illustrations the author has selected brilliantly spotlight the theory, touching the imagination, and fixing even the most difficult ideas permanently in the reader's mind. In a mutually enhancing relationship, theory and clinical example are combined, and then applied, to create the author's new and original theories of art and aesthetics.
As Betty Joseph notes in her foreword, Segal's writing, and in particular this book, does much to enrich psychoanalysis not only because of the clarity and intelligence but also because of the depth and breadth of her interests and her clinical imagination.
Table of Contents
The Royal Road. Phantasy. Symbolism. Mental Space and Elements of Symbolism. The Dream and the Ego. Freud and Art. Art and the Depressive Position. Imagination, Play, and Art.
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