Bøger af Richard Appignanesi

Freud revolutionized the way we think about ourselves. His psychoanalytic terms such as Id, Ego, libido, neurosis and Oedipus Complex have become a part of our everyday vocabulary. But do we know what they really mean? "e;Introducing Freud"e; successfully demystifies the facts of Freud's discovery of psychoanalysis. Irreverent and witty but never trivial, the book tells the story of Freud's life and ideas from his upbringing in 19th-century Vienna, his early medical career and his encounter with cocaine, to the gradual evolution of his theories on the unconscious, dreams and sexuality. With its combination of brilliantly clever artwork and incisive text, this book has achieved international success as one of the most entertaining and informative introductions to the father of psychoanalysis.

Richard Appignanesi goes on a personal quest of Existentialism in its original state. He begins with Camus' question of suicide: 'Must life have a meaning to be lived?' Is absurdity at the heart of Existentialism? Or is Sartre right: is Existentialism 'the least scandalous, most technically austere' of all teachings? This brilliant Graphic Guide explores Existentialism in a unique comic book-style.

What connects Marliyn Monroe, Disneyworld, "e;The Satanic Verses"e; and cyber space? Answer: Postmodernism. But what exactly is postmodernism? This graphic guide explains clearly the maddeningly enigmatic concept that has been used to define the world's cultural condition over the last three decades. "e;Introducing Postmodernism"e; tracks the idea back to its roots by taking a tour of some of the most extreme and exhilarating events, people and thought of the last 100 years: in art - constructivism, conceptual art, Marcel Duchamp, Jackson Pollock and Andy Warhol; in politics and history - McCarthy's witch-hunts, feminism, Francis Fukuyama and the Holocaust; in philosophy - the work of Derrida, Baudrillard, Foucault and Heidegger. The book also explores postmodernism's take on today, and the anxious grip of globalisation, unpredictable terrorism and unforeseen war that greeted the dawn of the 21st century. Regularly controversial, rarely straightforward and seldom easy, postmodernism is nonetheless a thrilling intellectual adventure. "e;Introducing Postmodernism"e; is the ideal guide.

Original and polemic exploration of terrorism's "30 year war" - popular philosophy with a very sharp edge.

An illuminating visual guide to the birth of psychoanalysis

Part of the 'What Do We Believe?' series, this title looks at the history of an existential approach to the question of being and traces it through the thought of major thinkers and writers such as Soren Kierkegaard, Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus.

Freud for begyndere har opnået international succes som en af de mest underholdende og informative præsentationer af psykoanalysens grundlægger, der revolutionerede den måde vi tænker om os selv på. Freuds psykoanalytiske begreber som Jeg"et, Egoet, libido, neurose og Ødipus-komplekset er blevet en indarbejdet del af vort ordforråd. Men ved vi hvad de egentlig betyder? Bogen afmystificerer omstændighederne omkring Freuds opdagelse af psykoanalysen. Uærbødigt og vittigt, men aldrig kedeligt, fortæller den historien om Freuds liv og ideer, hans baggrund og arbejde, hans tvivl og vanskeligheder, hans teorier om det ubevidste, om drømme, seksualitet og Ødipus-komplekset. Bogen er ikke kun godt skrevet, den er også godt og fantasifuldt tegnet og illustreret. Det er den perfekte indføring på begynderniveau til Freuds verden, til den mand som grundlagde psykoanalysen og revolutionerede vor opfattelse af kultur, seksualitet, sindslidelser, religion, kunst og menneskelig tænkning. "Umådelig indsigtsfuld, komisk og dramatisk...en bemærkelsesværdig effektiv introduktion." The Guardian "Zarates illustrationer er fremragende og Appignansis tekster er grundig gennemarbejdet og presenteret på en klar og tydelig måde." The Washington Post "...en pædagogisk set fremragende indføring i både Freuds liv og tanker." Mogens Faber, IBC "Boblende Freud. (-) Tegneserie-biografi over psykoanalysens fader serveres så både begyndere og dem med forhåndsviden kan få glæde af den." Niels Højlund, Ekstrabladet Andre titler i samme serie: Jung, Kafka, Joyce, Camus, Islam.