Why Read Klein? The Importance of Melanie Klein's work for Contemporary Psychoanalysis (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Cintra, Elisa Maria de Ulhôa; Ribeiro, Marina F. R.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Why Read Klein? explores the importance of Melanie Klein's work to contemporary psychoanalysis, her contributions as a key early psychoanalyst, and continued influence on contemporary psychoanalysts.

Klein's seminal work brought in several conceptual contributions that expanded psychoanalytic knowledge, sparking creativity and fostering a vibrant intellectual lineage. Her profound writings and enduring concepts embody a psychoanalytic legacy which has been constantly evolved and developed by various psychoanalysts who have drawn inspiration from her ideas over the years. This book presents the reverberations of her work in various authors, classic and contemporary. With an aim to encourage new forms of therapeutic action and conceptual understanding of her works, Why Read Klein? offers a modern interpretation of her ideas by incorporating films, poetry, and literary texts to illuminate her key concepts.

This book is essential reading for both practicing and in training psychoanalysts and psychotherapists seeking a comprehensive understanding of Klein's work and its relevance to contemporary clinical thought.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 174
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. August 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040402894
• Artikelnr.: 74828351

Autorenporträt

Elisa Maria de Ulhôa Cintra has a PhD in Clinical Psychology from Pontifícia Universidade Católica of São Paulo (PUC-SP). She is a psychoanalyst and is a professor on the Clinical Psychology Post-Graduate Studies Program at PUC-SP and the Faculty of Human and Health Sciences at PUC-SP. She is also the Coordinator of Laboratory at the Inter-Institutional Laboratory for Studies on Intersubjectivity and Contemporary Psychoanalysis (LIPSIC). In addition, she is the author of books and several articles published in specialized journals. Marina F. R. Ribeiro, PhD, is a psychoanalyst, full professor and research supervisor and advisor for the Clinical Psychology Postgraduate Program at the University of São Paulo (USP). She is the Coordinator of Laboratory at the Inter-Institutional Laboratory for Studies on Intersubjectivity and Contemporary Psychoanalysis LIPSIC. She is also the author of several books and papers and most recently co-authored Reading Bion's Transformation (2024) and edited Why Read Ogden? The Importance of Thomas Ogden's Works for Contemporary Psychoanalysis (2025).

Inhaltsangabe

01. A brief overview of Melanie Klein's Work: coming to terms with the
soul's wounds 02. The Kleinian enlightenment project: making the invisible
visible 03. The Kleinian enlightenment project: making the invisible
visible 04. Unconscious phantasy: Contemporary readings 05. The archaic in
Klein 06. The paranoid-schizoid and depressive positions: the movement of
the mind 07. The feminine position: a theory on femininity and masculinity
08. Envy and gratitude: some notes 09. Projective identification: technical
developments 10. Reflections from and beyond Melanie Klein