Christopher Bollas Reader

This reader brings together a selection of seminal papers by Christopher Bollas. Essays such as " The Fascist State of Mind," " The Structure of Evil," and " The Functions of History" have established his position as one of the most significant cultural critics of our time. Also included are examples of his psychoanalytical writings, such as " The Transformational Object" and " Psychic Genera," that deepen and renew interest in unconscious creative processes. Two recent essays, " Character and Interformality" and " The Wisdom of the Dream" extend his work on aesthetics and the role of form in everyday life. This is a collection of papers that will appeal to anyone interested in human experience and subjectivity.