The Shadow of the Object: Psychoanalysis of the Unthought Known

Bollas, Christopher

ISBN 10: 0231066279 / ISBN 13: 9780231066273

Published by Columbia University Press, New York, 1987

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At foot of spine small scrape (surface only), three tiny, lite surface scrapes at rear wraps. Overall, wraps clean, bright. Text clean, binding tight.First Edition 1987, stated (at rear).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Shadow of the Object: Psychoanalysis of the Unthought Known
• Publisher: Columbia University Press, New York
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0231066279
• ISBN 13: 9780231066273
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Basing his view on the object relations theories of the "British School" of psychoanalysis, Christopher Bollas examines the human subject's memories of its earliest experiences (during infancy and childhood) of the object, whether it be mother, father, or self. He explains in well-written and non-technical language how the object can affect the child, or "cast in shadow," without the child being able to process this relation through mental representations of language.

About the Author

Christopher Bollas is Director of Education at the Austen Riggs Center of Stockbridge, Massachusetts, and Professor of English at the University of Massachusetts.