Jacques Lacan: An Outline of a Life and a History of a System of Thought

Years after his death, Jacques Lacan remains not only one of the foremost intellectuals of the century, but also one of the most controversial. The first major biography of Lacan, this is a fascinating portrait of the man's life and an illuminating explication of his complex liasons and unorthodox, often perplexing ideas.

• Author
• Élisabeth Roudinesco, Barbara Bray

• Format
• paperback

• Pages
• 496

• Publisher
• Columbia University Press

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780231101479

• Genres
• biography, psychoanalysis, psychology, philosophy

• Release date
• 1999