{"product_id":"explorations-of-mourning-in-psychoanalysis-and-literature-turning-ghosts-into-ancestors-paperback","title":"Explorations of Mourning in Psychoanalysis and Literature: Turning Ghosts Into Ancestors - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Steiner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the conflict between holding on to and letting go of loss, \u003cbr\u003epaying homage to Freud's classic 'Mourning and Melancholia' and building\u003cbr\u003eon its foundation with contemporary ideas.\u003cbr\u003eLosses are met throughout life and are either accepted and mourned\u003cbr\u003eor resented and denied. Sometimes mourning is inappropriate or premature\u003cbr\u003ebecause losses can be prevented, and unfinished business needs to be\u003cbr\u003ecompleted. Eventually, however, accepting and mourning the loss confers\u003cbr\u003eenormous benefits, many of which arise from the development of symbolic\u003cbr\u003ethinking that enables ghosts to be turned into ancestors. These themes are\u003cbr\u003eexplored in clinical material and in extracts from literature. They enable some\u003cbr\u003eof the ideas of Freud, Klein, and Bion to be expanded and updated. The book\u003cbr\u003eends with an edited transcript of interviews discussing the author's personal\u003cbr\u003ehistory in relation to his work.\u003cbr\u003eWith insights from across the author's distinguished psychoanalytic career\u003cbr\u003eand a deep understanding of literature, this is key reading for all psychoanalysts, \u003cbr\u003eand anyone who wants to understand loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Steiner\u003c\/b\u003e is a training analyst of the British Psychoanalytical Society. He\u003cbr\u003ewas formerly a psychiatrist at the Maudsley Hospital and a psychotherapist at\u003cbr\u003ethe Tavistock Clinic. He is now retired from clinical practice but continues to\u003cbr\u003esupervise and write. He is the author of\u003ci\u003e Psychic Retreats\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), \u003ci\u003eSeeing and\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeing Seen\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), and\u003ci\u003e Illusion, Disillusion, and Irony in Psychoanalysis\u003c\/i\u003e (2020).\u003cbr\u003eHe has also edited and written introductions to\u003ci\u003e The Oedipus Complex Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(1989), \u003ci\u003ePsychoanalysis, Literature and War\u003c\/i\u003e (1997), \u003ci\u003e Rosenfeld in Retrospect\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(2008), and \u003ci\u003eLectures on Technique by Melanie Klein\u003c\/i\u003e (2017).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 29, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67857973248307,"sku":"9781041201199","price":87.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/CuxyF6d26M9781041201199.webp?v=1793575905","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/explorations-of-mourning-in-psychoanalysis-and-literature-turning-ghosts-into-ancestors-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}