Reason and Passion: A Celebration of the Work of Hanna Segal

by David Bell

Overview

This book provides an account of Hanna Segal's contributions to psychoanalytic theory and practice and gives a picture of her as a person. It covers mainly on clinical and theoretical aspects of psychoanalysis.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367326555
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/05/2019
Series:	Tavistock Clinic Series
Pages:	188
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

David Bell is an assistant professor of English at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He received an M.A. in creative writing from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and a Ph.D. in American Literature and creative writing from the University of Cincinnati. He has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize.

Table of Contents

Preface — Foreword — Introductory Essay — Symbol Formation and Creativity — Unprovoked Assaults — Putting the Boot In — Meaning and Meaningfulness — Expiation As a Defence — On Remembering, Repeating and Working Through — Blocked Introjection/Blocked Incorporation — Enclaves and Excursions — ‘Where There Is No Vision’ — Select Bibliography of the Work of Hanna Segal

Editorial Reviews

'It is a passionate book and should be a good buy for any psychotherapist interested in Segal's work.' - Clinical Psychology Forum 132

'Each [chapter] is a worthwhile contribution that will give readers something to think about.Taken together, all the papers in the book make a fitting tribute to a towering figure in the evolution of Kleinian thought and a major contributor to the shaping of contemporary psuchoanalysis.' - Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association

'Invaluable for situating Segal's work in its broader intellectual context.' - Critical and Cultural Theory

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