Originally published as Naissance de l' Autre (1980), Birth
of the Other offers a rare look at language acquisition from a Lacanian
perspective. In 1951-52 Rosine Lefort conducted the treatment of two largely
preverbal children, guiding them through psychoanalysis and meticulously
documenting their activities. Lefort has applied her subsequent training
in Lacanian theory to these early case notes, which provide remarkably
lucid examples of exceedingly difficult concepts.
This exceptional work thus clarifies many misconceptions about psychoanalytic
theory, furnishes unique insight into what Lacan calls the "time
of analysis," and grants a clearer understanding of the relationship
between language and the unconscious.
"Anyone interested in
Lacan's psychoanalytical theories should not fail to read these revealing
clinical studies by one of Lacan's most authoritative and lucid interpreters."
-- Herman Rapaport, author of Between the Sign and the Gaze

Reviews
"Represents decades of clinical meditation on two analyses of very young children conducted in the early 1950s by Rosine Lefort... Anyone interested in Lacan's psychoanalytical theories should not fail to read these revealing clinical studies by one of his most authoritative and lucid interpreters. Readers who have been put off by Lacan's difficulty will find this book especially rewarding." -- Herman Rapaport, author of Between the Sign and the Gaze



Book Information
ISBN 9780252063930
Author Rosine Lefort
Format Paperback
Page Count 376
Imprint University of Illinois Press
Publisher University of Illinois Press
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 30mm