Jacques Lacan's Return to Freud: The Real, the Symbolic, and the Imaginary (Psychoanalytic Crossroads, 2)

Among the numerous introductions to Lacan published to date in English, Philippe Julien's work is certainly outstanding. Beyond its conceptual clarity the book constitutes an excellent guide to Lacanian psychoanalytic practice. -- Andr Patsalides, Psychoanalyst and President, Lacanian School of Psychoanalysis From 1953 to 1980, Jacques Lacan sought to accomplish a return to Freud beyond post- Freudianism. He defined this return as a new convenant with the meaning to the Freudian discovery. Each year through his teaching, he brought about this return. What was at stake in this renewal? Philippe Julien, who joined Lacan's Ecole Freudienne de Paris in 1968, attempts to answer this question. Situtated in the period after-Lacan, Julien shows that Lacan's return to Freud was neither a closing of the Freudian text by responding to questions left unanswered nor a reopening of the text by giving endless new interpretations. Neither dogmatic nor hermeneutic, Lacan's return to Frued was the return of an inevitable discordance between our experience of the unconscious and any attempt to give an account of it. For the unconscious, by its very nature, disappears at the same moment as it is discovered. It is in this sense that the author can claim that Lacan's return to Freud will have been Freudian. Constantly challenging the reader to submit to the rigors of Lacan's sinuous thinking, this penetrating work goes far beyond being a mere introduction. Rendered into elegant English by the American translator, who added numerous footnotes and scholarly references to the French original, this study brings Lacanian scholarship among English readers to a new level of sophistication. Neither dogmatic nor hermeneutic, Lacan's return to Freud was the return of an inevitable discordance between our experience of the unconscious and any attempt to give an account of it. For the unconscious, by its very nature, disappears at the same moment as it is discovered. It is in this sense that the author can claim that Lacan's return to Freud was Freudian. From 1953 To 1980, Jacques Lacan Sought To Accomplish A Return To Freud Beyond Post-freudianism. He Defined This Return As A New Covenant With The Meaning Of The Freudian Discovery. Each Year Through His Teaching, He Brought About This Return. What Was At Stake In This Renewal? Philippe Julien, Who Joined Lacan's Ecole Freudienne De Paris In 1968, Here Attempts To Answer This Question. Situated In The Period After-lacan, Julien Shows That Lacan's Return To Freud Was Neither A Closing Of The Freudian Text That Responded To Questions Left Unanswered Nor A Reopening Of The Text That Gave Endless New Interpretations. Neither Dogmatic Nor Hermeneutic, Lacan's Return To Freud Was The Return Of An Inevitable Discordance Between Our Experience Of The Unconscious And Any Attempt To Give An Account Of It. For The Unconscious, By Its Very Nature, Disappears At The Same Moment As It Is Discovered. It Is In This Sense That The Author Can Claim That Lacan's Return To Freud Has Been Freudian. . Constantly Challenging The Reader To Submit To The Rigors Of Lacan's Sinuous Thinking, This Penetrating Work Is Far More Than A Mere Introduction. Rendered Into Elegant English By The American Translator, Who Added Numerous Footnotes And Scholarly References To The French Original, This Study Brings Lacanian Scholarship Among English Readers To A New Level Of Sophistication. Foreword / Leo Goldberger -- Preface / William J. Richardson -- I. The Shadow Of Freud. 1. The Pain Of Being Two. 2. My Dearest Counterpart, My Mirror. 3. Paranoic Knowledge -- Ii. A Return To Freud. 4. The Lacanian Thing. 5. Exhaustion In The Symbolic. 6. The Making Of A Case Of Acting-out -- Iii. The Transference. 7. A Change Of Place. 8. An Ethical Question. 9. A Metaphor Of Love -- Iv. Toward The Real. 10. A Cartesian Approach. 11. A Literal Operation. 12. The Drive At Stake -- V. Another Imaginary. 13. A Hole In The Imaginary. 14. Imagination Of A Triple Hole. 15. An Imaginary With Consistency -- Conclusion: The Psychoanalyst Applied To The Mirror. Philippe Julien ; Translated By Devra Beck Simiu. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Among the numerous introductions to Lacan published to date in English, Philippe Julien's work is certainly outstanding. Beyond its conceptual clarity the book constitutes an excellent guide to Lacanian psychoanalytic practice.--__Andr Patsalides, Psychoanalyst and President, Lacanian School of Psychoanalysis__From 1953 to 1980, Jacques Lacan sought to accomplish a return to Freud beyond post- Freudianism. He defined this return as a new convenant with the meaning to the Freudian discovery. Each year through his teaching, he brought about this return. What was at stake in this renewal?Philippe Julien, who joined Lacan's Ecole Freudienne de Paris in 1968, attempts to answer this question. Situtated in the period after-Lacan, Julien shows that Lacan's return to Freud was neither a closing of the Freudian text by responding to questions left unanswered nor a reopening of the text by giving endless new interpretations. Neither dogmatic nor hermeneutic, Lacan's return to Frued was the return of an inevitable discordance between our experience of the unconscious and any attempt to give an account of it. For the unconscious, by its very nature, disappears at the same moment as it is discovered. It is in this sense that the author can claim that Lacan's return to Freud will have been Freudian.Constantly challenging the reader to submit to the rigors of Lacan's sinuous thinking, this penetrating work goes far beyond being a mere introduction. Rendered into elegant English by the American translator, who added numerous footnotes and scholarly references to the French original, this study brings Lacanian scholarship among English readers to a new level of sophistication.Neither dogmatic nor hermeneutic, Lacan's return to Freud was the return of an inevitable discordance between our experience of the unconscious and any attempt to give an account of it. For the unconscious, by its very nature, disappears at the same moment as it is discovered. 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Julien challenges the reader to submit to the rigours of Lacan's thinking, and aims to go beyond presenting a mere introduction.