Donald Winnicott today / edited by Jan Abram.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Abram, Jan.

Series:

New library of psychoanalysis

The new library of psychoanalysis

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychoanalysis.

Winnicott, D. W. (Donald Woods), 1896-1971.

Winnicott, D. W.

Physical Description:

xxx, 478 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2012.

Summary:

What in Winnicott's theoretical matrix was truly revolutionary for psychoanalysis?

In this book, the editor and contributors provide a rare in-depth analysis of his original work, and highlight the specifics of his contribution to the concept of early psychic development which revolutionised the theory and practice of psychoanalysis. Including re-publications of selected Winnicott papers to set the scene for the themes and explorations in subsequent chapters, the book examines how Winnicott expanded Freud's work, and how his discourse with Melanie Klein sharpened his thought and clinical innovations. Divided into three sections, it covers:

Introductory overviews on the evolution of Winnicott's theoretical matrix

Personal perspectives from eminent psychoanalysts on how Winnicott's originality inspired their own work

Further recent examinations and extensions including new findings from the archives

Drawing on her own extensive knowledge of Winnicott and the expertise of the distinguished contributors, Jan Abram shows us how Winnicott's contribution constitutes a major psychoanalytic advance to the concept of subjectivity. As such, it will be an inspiration to experienced psychoanalysts, psychotherapists and all those interested in human nature and emotional development. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction

Introductory overviews

Winnicott, D.W.W. on D.W.W. Ogden

The mother, the infant, and the matrix : interpretations of aspects of the work of Donald Winnicott

The evolution of Winnicott's theoretical matrix : a brief outline

From Freud to Winnicott : aspects of a paradigm change

Personal perspectives

A personal view of the kleinian contribution

Winnicott : overlapping circles and the two way journey

Potential space in psychoanalysis : the object in the setting

Nachtraglichkeit and Winnicott's fear of breakdown

Reading Winnicott

Winnicott and the acquisition of freedom of thought

The search for form : a Winnicottian theory of artistic creation

Winnicott's deconstruction of primary narcissism

Late Winnicott studies

The use of an object in the context of "Moses and monotheism"

D.W.W.'s notes for the Vienna Congress 1971 : a consideration of Winnicott's theory of aggression

And an interpretation of the clinical implications

Vital sparks and the form of things unknown

On the margins : the role of the father in Winnicott's writings

Winnicott and American psychoanalysts

Squiggle evidence : the child, the canvas, and the "negative labour" of writing history.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415564878

0415564875

9780415564885

0415564883

9780203105702

0203105702

OCLC:

711041566