Shakespeare on the Couch

Discusses eight of Shakespeare's plays and the relationships between the main characters with them. This book is written for the thinking lay reader, and does not blind the ordinary reader with psychoanalytic terminology and concepts.

List of contents

Prologue -- The qualities of people -- Much deceived: Leontes and Othello -- Death and the maiden -- The rei(g)ns of power -- Part-objects: Prospero and Caliban -- "Father" and son: Prince Hal and Falstaff -- The Macbeths: a childless couple? -- Antony and Cleopatra-"star-cross'd" lovers? -- Epilogue

About the author

Michael Jacobs is a Visiting Professor at the Institute of Health and Community Studies, Bournemouth University, and in independent practice in Swanage, Dorset, where he supervises counsellors, sees clients and continues to write and edit. He was, prior to retirement, Director of the Counselling and Psychotherapy programme at the University of Leicester for fifteen years, and prior to that a therapist in the Student Health Service at the same University for twelve years. His books on psychodynamic counselling and therapy are used as key texts on many training courses - notably 'The Presenting Past, Psychodynamic Counselling in Action' and 'Still Small Voice'. Other recent publications include 'The Therapist's Use of Self' (written with John Rowan) and 'Supervision: Questions and Answers for Counsellors and Therapists' (co-written with his wife, Moira Walker).

Summary

Discusses eight of Shakespeare's plays and the relationships between the main characters with them. This book is written for the thinking lay reader, and does not blind the ordinary reader with psychoanalytic terminology and concepts.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Jacobs
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2019
• EAN: 9780367324827
• ISBN: 978-0-367-32482-7
• No. of pages: 162
• Series: The United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy Series
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Psychoanalysis; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; Psychoanalysis, English, PSYCHOLOGY / General, Psychotherapy, Psychoanalytical and Freudian psychology, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology), Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean, Culture and Psychoanalysis