Fabric of Affect in the Psychoanalytic Discourse

<p><em>The Fabric of Affect in the Psychoanalytic Discourse</em> is a seminal work on one of the most neglected topics in psychoanalysis, that of affect. Originally published in French as <em>Le Discours Vivant,</em> and by one of the most distinguished living analysts, the book is structured in three parts:</p><ul> <li>Affect within psychoanalytic literature</li> <li>Clinical practice of psychoanalysis: structure and process</li> <li>Theoretical study: affect, language and discourse; negative hallucination</li> </ul><p>Written in a clear, lucid style, connecting theory to both culture and clinical practice, this book will appeal to psychoanalysts and psychotherapists, and also to those involved in cultural studies.</p> <p>Introduction. <strong>Part I: Affect in the Psychoanalytic Literature. </strong>Affect in Freud's Work. An Overall View of the Psychoanalytic Literature Since Freud. <strong>Part II: Clinical Practice in Psychoanalysis: Structures and Processes. </strong>Affect in Clinical Structures. Affect, the Psychoanalytic Process and the Oedipus Complex.<strong> Part III: Theoretical Study: Affect, Language and Discourse: Negative Hallucination. </strong>Affect and the Two Topographical Models. Draft for a Theoretical Model: The Process. Conclusion.</p>