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Issue 71 now available

Name: Some Remarks on Oedipus and Writing
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Dedicated to the memory of Charles Melman, issue 71 collects together in one volume the rich contribution made to The Letter by Charles Melman over the last 30 years. This issue also contains several articles by Charles Melman appearing in English translation for the first time.

André Michels – Some Remarks on Oedipus and Writing

THE LETTER 05 (Autumn 1995) pages 50-67

The pre-occupation with Oedipus, with the so-called Oedipus and castration complexes, is an unbroken thread which runs through Lacan’s oeuvre, especially his seminars. Involved here are the following questions:

– what is its status?

– what is its relationship to myth and to tragedy?

– to what extent does it contribute to an understanding of clinical material...