A Meltzer Reader: Selections from the Writings of Donald Meltzer
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Book Details
- Publisher : Harris Meltzer Trust
- Published : May 2018
- Cover : Paperback
- Pages : 174
- Category :
Psychoanalysis - Catalogue No : 93496
- ISBN 13 : 9781912567249
- ISBN 10 : 1912567245
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An introduction to the psychoanalytic writings of Donald Meltzer on clinical work, the family, and philosophy of symbol formation. The book represents a sampling of most of Meltzer’s books and each chapter is introduced by a different practitioner. Some topics included are: psychoanalysis as a human activity, dream life as the generative theatre of meaning, the delusion of clarity of insight, dimensionality, aesthetic conflict, symbol formation, and the influence of Bion’s ideas.
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‘Donald Meltzer was one of the most original, innovative and inspired post-Kleinian psychoanalysts. His thinking, theorizing, writings, supervision and teaching inspired whole generations of child psychotherapists and others at the Tavistock Clinic and elsewhere all over the world over many years. This sample of his writings will contribute to keeping his ideas alive and ensure his massive contribution to child and adult psychoanalysis will continue to inspire future generations of psychotherapists and analysts.'
James Grotstein, psychoanalyst, Los Angeles; author, A Beam of Intense Darkness: Wilfred Bion’s Legacy to Psychoanalysis
‘Donald Meltzer was one of the few genuinely original minds within the psychoanalytic community. His approach can inspire trainees, while his theoretical insights continue to enrich the most experienced practitioners. For those yet unacquainted with his work, this Reader provides an ideal introduction. It also shows why Meltzer’s contributions offer such fertile connections with allied fields, such as education, religion and art.’
Christopher Mackenna, former director of St Marylebone Healing and Counselling Centre
‘Donald Meltzer was one of the most original, innovative and inspired post-Kleinian psychoanalysts. His thinking, theorizing, writings, supervision and teaching inspired whole generations of child psychotherapists and others at the Tavistock Clinic and elsewhere all over the world for many years. This sample of his writings will contribute to keeping his ideas alive and ensure his massive contribution to child and adult psychoanalysis will continue to inspire future generations of psychotherapists and analysts.’
Ricky Emanuel, consultant child, adolescent and adult psychotherapist, Royal Free Hospital, London
About the Editor(s)
Meg Harris Williams, a writer and artist, studied English at the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford and art at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence, and has had a lifelong psychoanalytic education, working closely with Donald Meltzer. She has written and lectured extensively in the UK and abroad on psychoanalysis and literature. She is a visiting lecturer for AGIP and at the Tavistock Centre in London, and an Honorary Member of the Psychoanalytic Center of California. She is married with four children and lives in Farnham, Surrey.
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Donald Meltzer (1923-2004) is widely known as a psychoanalyst and teacher throughout Europe and South America. He is the author of many works on psychoanalytic theory and practice, including The Psychoanalytical Process, Sexual States of Mind, Explorations in Autism, The Kleinian Development, Dream Life, Studies in Extended Metapsychology, and The Claustrum, all published by the Harris Meltzer Trust.
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