Lacanian Psychoanalysis Books
Cogito and the Unconscious
The Cartesian cogito - the principle articulated by Descartes that 'I think, therefore I am' - is often hailed as the precursor of modern science. At the same time, the cogito's agent, the ego, is... (more)
Five Lessons on the Psychoanalytic Theory of Jacques Lacan
Provides numerous theoretical advances and eloquently demonstrates the clinical and practical import of Lacan's theory, even in its most difficult or obscure moments. For Nasio it is the unconscious,... (more)
Hitchcock's Bi-Textuality: Lacan, Feminisms, and Queer Theory:
This book combines three elements: an articulation of Lacan's theory of ethics, a discussion of recent theories of feminine subjectivity, and close readings of Hitchcock's films. Using the work of... (more)
Lacan in contexts
In the most comprehensive study of Jacques Lacan yet to be published in English, David Macey challenges many of the assumptions that have come to surround Lacan’s work. He shows that key elements of... (more)
The Abyss of Freedom
This book contains the first English version of the second draft (1813) of Schelling's 'Die Weltalter' ('Ages of the World'). Zizek provides a commentary on this work, focusing on the notion that... (more)
To Speak is Never Neutral
A major collection of Irigaray's articles on linguistics and psychoanalysis. This book is concerned with abnormal language, the differences between the spoken and written language, and sexual, social... (more)
Possessions: A Novel
This sequel to Julia Kristeva’s celebrated allegory The Old Man and the Wolves returns to the corrupt seaside resort of a mythical town, where the boundaries between East and West, civilization and... (more)
Love of Beginnings
Winner of the Prix Femina and considered a masterpiece of autobiography, this is J. B. Pontalis’ lyrical meditation on his own life. One of France’s preeminent psychoanalysts, he is co-author of the... (more)
The Lacanian Subject: Between Language and Jouissance
This text presents the theory of subjectivity found in the work of Jacques Lacan. Against the tide of post-structuralist thinkers who announce the "death of the subject", the book explores what it... (more)
Lacanian Theory of Discourse: Subject, Structure and Society
Now available in paperback, this collection introduces and develops Lacanian thought concerning the relations among language, subjectivity and society, and how language both interacts with and... (more)
Essays on the Pleasures of Death: From Freud to Lacan
Examines the transformation and translation of Freud's theories - in particular, the differences and interconnections between Freud's and Lacan's work.
Jacques Lacan: A Feminist Introduction
An accesible guide to Lacanian thought from a feminist perspective.
The Seminar of Jacques Lacan VII: The Ethics of Psychoanalysis, 1959-60
Includes discussion of the problem of sublimation, the paradox of jouissance, and the essence of tragedy.
The Seminar of Jacques Lacan III: The Psychoses, 1955-56
Examines the distinction between the neuroses and the psychoses, with particular reference to the case of Daniel Paul Schreber.
Passion in theory: Conceptions of Freud and Lacan
Freud and Lacan argued that the mind's connection to the body is marked by the passion of the knowing subject. This text explores what such a characterization means, and how it provides a key to many... (more)
The Seminar of Jacques Lacan II: The Ego in Freud's Theory and in the Technique of Psychoanalysis, 1954-1955
Discusses the Real, Imaginary and Symbolic, the relation of the symbol and the machine, repetition, and Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Purloined Letter'.
Ecrits: A Selection
New edition in the 'Routledge Classics' series. Includes papers on the mirror phase, the function of language, the role of the phallus, and many other key Lacanian concepts. 376 pages. (more)
Looking Awry: An Introduction to Jacques Lacan Through Popular Culture
A virtuoso reading of Lacanian psychoanalytic theory through the works of popular culture, from horror fiction and detective thrillers to popular romances and Hitchcock films.
Everything You Have Always Wanted to Know About Lacan... But Were Afraid to Ask Hitchcock: Second Edition
A compilation of papers applying the insights of Lacan to Hitchcock's movies and vice versa. Hitchcock gets onto the analyst's couch in this extraordinary volume of case studies. The contributors... (more)
A Skin for Thought: Interviews with Gilbert Tarrab on Psychology and Psychoanalysis
A French analyst discusses the interface between psychoanalysis and psychology. A Skin for Thought takes the form of ten transcribed discussions between Didier Anzieu and Gilbert Tarrab, recorded in... (more)
Jacques Lacan's Return to Freud: The Real, the Symbolic, and the Imaginary
The book aims to go beyond an providing an introduction to Lacan, and to expose the reader to the rigours of Lacan's thinking. 220 pages. (more)
The Subject of Lacan: A Lacanian reader for psychologists
Written with the American psychological community in mind, The Subject of Lacan provides an accessible introduction to the psychoanalytic theories of Lacan. (more)
Between Philosophy and Psychoanalysis: Lacan's Reconstruction of Freud
Uses Lacanian concepts to analyze the inner logic of Freud's thought, and provide a bridge between Lacanian concepts and traditional terminology. 165 pages. (more)
Dire Mastery: Discipleship from Freud to Lacan
A critical look at the mastery exercised by Freud and Lacan over their followers.
Noted French psychoanalyst Francois Roustang examines both historical psychoanalytic relationships and... (more)
Reading Theory: An Introduction to Lacan, Derrida and Kristeva
A commentary on Lacan's 'Ecrits', Derrida's 'Of Grammatology' and Kristeva's 'Revolution in Poetic language'. (more)
Returns of the French Freud: Freud, Lacan and Beyond
This study examines the complex relationships between Freudian and Lacanian theory and philosophy, feminism, anthropology, communications theory, deconstruction, Foucauldian genealogy and medical... (more)
An Introductory Dictionary of Lacanian Psychoanalysis
This introductory work provides a source of reference for psychoanalysts in training and in practice, with detailed definitions of over 200 Lacanian terms. Attention is given both to Lacan's use of... (more)
The Purloined Poe: Lacan, Derrida and Psychoanalytic Reading
Reprints the full text of Poe's 'The Purloined Letter', followed by Lacan's 'Seminar on the Purloined Letter', along with extensive commentaries and a new translation of Derrida's essay on the tale -... (more)