With startling originality, George Hagmans Psychoanalysis of Aesthetic Experience: Self, Relationship and Culture radically expands psychoanalytic aesthetic theory beyond the great early seminal contributions on art and idealization.
Malcolm Owen Slavin, Ph.D., Co-Founder, Massachusetts Institute for Psychoanalysis; Author of The Story of Original Loss: Grieving Existential Trauma in the Arts and the Art of Psychoanalysis (Routledge)
Psychoanalysis of Aesthetic Experience: Self, Relationship and Culture opens clinical insights into intersubjective and transitional realms, showing how sensitivities to aesthetic meanings and the relation of artists to their artwork can transform the ways we practice psychoanalysis.
Maria D-S. Dobson, Ph.D., Professor of Classics at Colorado College; Private practice in psychoanalytic psychotherapy in Colorado Springs, Colorado; Author of Metamorphoses of Psych in Psychoanalysis and Ancient Greek Thought (Routledge, 2023)
Now in its 2nd edition, George Hagman expands on his definition of art, extends further the application to psychoanalytic treatment, and explores new perspectives on literary and historical investigations. Those who love the arts, or work with artists in their practice, will find this book invaluable.
Carol M. Press, EdD, Emeritus of the Department of Theatre and Dance, University of California, Santa Barbara