The evocative object world / Christopher Bollas.

London ; New York : Routledge, 2009.

1 online resource (vi, 126 pages)

Access is available to the Yale community.

Access restricted by licensing agreement.

"In The Evocative Object World Christopher Bollas builds on Freud's account of dream formation, combining it with clinical, theoretical and cultural insights to show how the psychoanalytical method can provide a rich understanding of what has traditionally been regarded as 'the outside world'." "Moving from the fundamentals of the free associative technique, through an examination of how architecture interacts with individual and societal dream life, Bollas extends the work of psychoanalysis beyond relations with literature and culture to the actual objects which surround us." "Throughout this accessible text, Bollas rejects the simplistic notion that mental life is unconsciously determined. Instead he provides a compelling study of how unconscious life is shaped by a diverse array of internal and external factors, and how the Freudian Pair provides the best means to gain insight into our dreams, our surroundings, our families - and our mental life as a whole."--Jacket

Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.

Print version: Bollas, Christopher. Evocative object world. London ; New York : Routledge, 2009

Books / Online

English

August 07, 2024

Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-119) and index.