What is object-relations theory and what does it have to do with literary studies? How can Freud's phallocentric theories be applied by feminist critics? In
Psychoanalysis and Gender: An Introductory Reader
Rosalind Minsky answers these questions and more, offering students a clear, straightforward overview without ever losing them in jargon.
In the first section Minsky outlines the fundamentals of the theory, introducing the key thinkers and providing clear commentary. In the second section, the theory is demonstrated by an anthology of seminal essays which includes:
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Feminity
by Sigmund Freud
Envy and Gratitude
by Melanie Klein
* An extract from
Transitional Objects and Transitional Phenomena
by Donald Winnicot
The Meaning of the Phallus
by Jacques Lacan
Women's Time
by Julia Kristeva
Speculum of the Other Woman
by Luce Irigaray