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In Writing

By Adam Phillips
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In Writing by Adam Phillips is a thought-provoking exploration of the intersections between literature and psychoanalysis. Through a series of essays, Phillips delves into the complexities of being a reader and a writer, examining how our internal worlds are shaped by the stories we tell and consume. The book offers engaging insights into the transformative power of language and narrative in understanding the self.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy exploring the intricate connections between literature and psychoanalysis. The writer, a renowned psychoanalyst, offers thought-provoking insights into how writing shapes our understanding of self and others, weaving together his expertise in philosophy and psychology to reveal the transformative power of words.

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In Writing

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Britain's pre-eminent psychoanalyst explores the relationship between writing and psychoanalysis - a fascinating and highly unusual series of literary essays.

For Adam Phillips - as for Freud and many of his followers - poetry and poets have always held an essential place, as both precursors and unofficial collaborators in the psychoanalytic project. But the same has never held true in reverse. What, Phillips wonders, at the start of this deeply engaging book, has psychoanalysis meant for writers? And what can writing do for psychoanalysis?

Phillips explores these questions through an exhilarating series of encounters with - and vivid readings of - writers he has loved, from Byron and Barthes to Shakespeare and Sebald. And in the process he demonstrates, through his own unique style, how literature and psychoanalysis can speak to and of each other.

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In Writing by Adam Phillips is described as an insightful exploration of the connections between psychoanalysis and literature. Through a series of essays, Phillips examines how the narratives, theories, and ideas prevalent in literature are intertwined with those in psychoanalysis. The book is noted for its intellectual depth and engaging discourse on figures like Byron and Barthes, emphasising the symbiotic relationship between writing and psychological analysis.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241979235

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 February 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 19.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 218g

Pages: 304

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Adam Phillips Education & Reference Non-Fiction Penguin Books Philosophy & Psychology

About the Author

Adam Phillips, formerly Principal Child Psychotherapist at Charing Cross Hospital, London, is a practising psychoanalyst and a visiting professor in the English department at the University of York. He is the author of numerous works of psychoanalysis and literary criticism, including most recently On Giving Up, On Wanting to Change, Attention Seeking, In Writing, Unforbidden Pleasures and Missing Out. He is General Editor of the Penguin Modern Classics Freud translations, and a Fellow of The Royal Society of Literature.

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