Unconscious Phantasy

by Riccardo Steiner

Overview

There is no doubt that "phantasy" or "unconscious phantasy", as it started to be used in the English translation of Freud's work in the late 1920s and 1930s to differentiate it from "fantasy", is one of the most important theoretical and clinical concepts of psychoanalysis.'- Riccardo Steiner, from the IntroductionIn this outstanding new collection, the vital concept of unconscious phantasy is debated and examined by such luminaries as Joseph and Anne-Marie Sandler, Jean Laplanche, J-B Pontalis, Susan Isaacs and Hanna Segal. Sigmund Freud's seminal paper Formulations of the Two Principles of Mental Functioning heads an impressive collection and provides a welcome reminder of the beginnings of this theory. The inherent difficulties in translating Freud's work have contributed to the conflicting interpretations that are so illustrated so well in the following articles. By collecting together such diverse opinions of Freudians, Kleinians, Lacanians and Neuroscientists on unconscious phantasy, Riccardo Steiner has created a fresh and compelling elucidation of this fascinating subject.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367107444
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/05/2019
Series:	The Psychoanalytic Ideas Series
Pages:	236
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction , Formulations on the two principles of mental functioning , Phantasy and its transformations: a contemporary Freudian view , Do unconscious phantasies really exist? 1 , Fantasy and the origins of sexuality 1 , The nature and function of phantasy , Phantasy and reality , Imagination, play and art