An Introduction to W.R. Bion's 'A Memoir of the Future': Facts of Matter or a Matter of Fact?

P.C. Sandler

An Introduction to W.R. Bion's 'A Memoir of the Future': Facts of Matter or a Matter of Fact?
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Published
12 October 2015
Pages
392
ISBN
9781782201144

An Introduction to W.R. Bion’s ‘A Memoir of the Future’: Facts of Matter or a Matter of Fact?

P.C. Sandler

In the last years of his life Bion gathered unusual manuscripts handwritten in his tidy lettering that assumed the form of a trilogy. Finely typed and edited by his dedicated wife, they were named A Memoir of the Future. Many of the themes of this book were already evident in Transformations and Attention and Interpretation. These earlier books provide many of the theories whose practical counterpart finally found a form in the trilogy: as Bion himself noted, the criteria for a psychoanalytic paper are that it should stimulate in the reader the emotional experience that the writer intends, that its power to stimulate should be durable, and that the emotional experience thus stimulated should be an accurate representation of the psychoanalytic experience that stimulated the writer in first place. In this second volume of a much needed introduction to Bion’s last work, A Memoir of the Future, Paulo Cesar Sandler continues his detailed and insightful prelude to a work many readers have found obscure, complicated and difficult . The first volume was described as an exhaustive and generous contribution…to the now globalised psychoanalytic community , in which Dr Sandler tries to share his own apprehension of Bion’s trilogy in order to allow us to perform our own apprehension of it . Using many quotations from the text of the trilogy and drawing on his own extensive clinical experience, Dr Sandler now continues with his stated aim of helping readers towards their own reading of the original text, and draws attention to the many instances where Bion has given hints and tips that analysts will find useful in their day-to-day practice.

This item is not currently in-stock. It can be ordered online and is expected to ship in 10-14 days

Our stock data is updated periodically, and availability may change throughout the day for in-demand items. Please call the relevant shop for the most current stock information. Prices are subject to change without notice.

Sign in or become a Readings Member to add this title to a wishlist.