Femininity, Desire and Sublimation in Psychoanalysis - From the Melancholic to the Erotic (Paperback)

Illustrated with examples from literature and the arts, including Virginia Woolf and Marguerite Duras. Explores female subjectivity and examines the complexities inherent to psychoanalytic work realized by women analysts with women. Includes a critical study on psychoanalytic theories on femininity but also a reflection on social aspects concerning gender.