Christopher Bollas Reader

This reader brings together a selection of seminal papers by Christopher Bollas. Essays such as "e;The Fascist State of Mind,"e; "e;The Structure of Evil,"e; and "e;The Functions of History"e; 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 "e;The Transformational Object"e; and "e;Psychic Genera,"e; that deepen and renew interest in unconscious creative processes. Two recent essays, "e;Character and Interformality"e; and "e;The Wisdom of the Dream"e; 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.