Wilfred Bion: His Life and Works by Gerard Bleandonu - ISBN: 9781892746573
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In this first complete Bion biography, French psychiatrist BlTanonu traces the roots of, and makes accessible, key concepts of this influential French psychoanalyst: e.g. work groups, the grid, catastrophic change, theory of transformations. He also tours Bion’s fantasy trilogy and autobiography. Or…

Wilfred Bion: His Life and Works

His Life and Works, 1897-1979

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    320 pages

  • Release Date

    15 May 1999

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Summary

Wilfred Bion was one of the most original and influential thinkers in recent psychoanalysis. His ideas, which can be traced in direct line in the development of psychoanalytic theory from Freud to Melanie Klein, are difficult to grasp because his writing style was often enigmatic and ambiguous. This is the first full biography and the first comprehensive explication of his significant contribution to psychoanalytic theory and practice.Dr. Bleandonu takes us through Bion’s personal and intelle…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781892746573
ISBN-10:1892746573
Author:Gerard Bleandonu
Publisher:Other Press LLC
Imprint:Other Press LLC
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:15 May 1999
Weight:437g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm x 13mm
About The Author

Gerard Bleandonu

Gerard BleandonuGerard Bleandonu is a community psychiatrist in a suburb of Lyon in France. He is the author of books on group therapy and on dreams.R.D. HinshelwoodR.D. Hinshelwood is Clinical Director, The Cassel Hospital, London, and author of A Dictionary of Kleinian Thought and Clinical Klein, both from Free Association Books.Claire PajaczkowskaClaire Pajaczkowska is Senior Lecturer, School of the History and Theory of Visual Culture, Middlesex University, and translator of Freud or Reich? Psychoanalysis and Illusion, by Janine Chasseguet-Smirgel and Bela Grunberger (Free Association Books).

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