Lacan in Public: Psychoanalysis and the Science of Rhetoric

by Christian O. Lundberg

Book Overview

Lacan in Public argues that Lacan's contributions to the theory of rhetoric are substantial and revolutionary and that rhetoric is in fact the central concern of Lacan's entire body of work.

Scholars typically cite Jacques Lacan as a thinker primarily concerned with issues of desire, affect, politics, and pleasure. Scholars who identify themselves as rhetoricians have rarely cited Lacan as a significant influence in their own field...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817317783
• ISBN13: 9780817317782
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"