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Mourning Freud

Author(s) : Madelon Sprengnether

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Mourning Freud is a beautifully written book in which Sprengnether respectfully, intelligently develops penetrating critiques of Freud’s work ― particularly in the areas of pre-Oedipal development, mourning, and female psychology―not for the purpose of dismissing Freud, but for the purpose of revising and extending some of his most pivotal ideas. This is a book that leaves the reader feeling that he or she has not simply listened to a writer in the act of thinking; instead, the reader feels that he or she has had the privilege of taking part in a remarkable conversation.
Thomas Ogden, psychoanalyst and author of Reclaiming Unlived Life: Experiences in Psychoanalysis

Mourning Freud is an important intervention in discussions of psychoanalysis, literature and feminism. The product of a quarter-century of careful and deep thought by a prominent literary and academic figure, it delivers a set of beautifully written analyses of the relationship between psychoanalysis and social issues, mediated through the motif of mourning. In this book, Madelon Sprengnether offers a delicate and immersive experience of rethinking Freudian and post-Freudian theories of intimacy and loss.
Stephen Frosh, Professor of Psychosocial Studies, Birkbeck, University of London, UK