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The Metapsychology of Christopher Bollas: An Introduction
Sarah Nettleton
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The Metapsychology of Christopher Bollas: An Introduction explores Bollas's extraordinarily wide contribution to contemporary psychoanalysis. The book aims to introduce and explain the fundamentals of Bollas's theory of the mind in a systematic way, addressing many of the questions that commonly arise when people approach his work. Through chapters on topics such as the receptive subject, the creative unconscious and the implications of Bollas's metapsychology for the technique of free association, the book enables the reader to acquire an understanding of his unique psychoanalytic language, to grasp the conceptual building blocks of his thinking ... Read more
The Metapsychology of Christopher Bollas: An Introduction explores Bollas's extraordinarily wide contribution to contemporary psychoanalysis. The book aims to introduce and explain the fundamentals of Bollas's theory of the mind in a systematic way, addressing many of the questions that commonly arise when people approach his work. Through chapters on topics such as the receptive subject, the creative unconscious and the implications of Bollas's metapsychology for the technique of free association, the book enables the reader to acquire an understanding of his unique psychoanalytic language, to grasp the conceptual building blocks of his thinking ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
174g
Number of Pages
114
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138795556
SKU
V9781138795556
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Ref
99-2
About Sarah Nettleton
Sarah Nettleton is a psychoanalyst in London. Originally a piano accompanist, she has written on music and the internal world and on the psychodynamics of musical giftedness. For the past ten years she has taught seminars on the work of Christopher Bollas extensively in the UK, and in Norway, Israel, France, America and Turkey.
Reviews for The Metapsychology of Christopher Bollas: An Introduction
Sarah Nettleton's excellent guide to the work of Christopher Bollas is written with accuracy, detail and brilliance. Her clear explanation of his central theories - including the receptive unconscious, psychic genera, idiom, character, and the unthought known - allows us to go deep into Bollas's metapsychology. She shows us the depth and originality of his thinking, enabling even those who ... Read more