Donald Winnicott Today

What in Winnicott's theoretical matrix was truly revolutionary for psychoanalysis?

In this book, the editor and contributors provide a rare in-depth analysis of his original work, and highlight the specifics of his contribution to the concept of early psychic development which revolutionised the theory and practice of psychoanalysis. Including re-publications of selected Winnicott papers to set the scene for the themes and explorations in subsequent chapters, the book examines how Winnicott expanded Freud's work, and how his discourse with Melanie Klein sharpened his thought and clinical innovations. Divided into 3 sections, it covers:


Introductory overviews on the evolution of Winnicott's theoretical matrix


Personal perspectives from eminent psychoanalysts on how Winnicott's originality inspired their own work


Further recent examinations and extensions including new findings from the archives


Drawing on her own extensive knowledge of Winnicott and the expertise of the distinguished contributors, Jan Abram shows us how Winnicott's contribution constitutes a major psychoanalytic advance to the concept of subjectivity. As such, it will be an inspiration to experienced psychoanalysts, psychotherapists and all those interested in human nature and emotional development.

Chapter 01 Introduction, Jan Abram; Part 1 Introductory overviews; Chapter 02 D.W.W. on D.W.W., D.W. Winnicott; Chapter 03 The mother, the infant and the matrix, Thomas H. Ogden; Chapter 04 The evolution of Winnicott's theoretical matrix, Jan Abram; Chapter 05 From Freud to Winnicott, Zeljko Loparic; Part 02 Personal perspectives; Chapter 06 A personal view of the Kleinian contribution, D.W. Winnicott; Chapter 07 Winnicott, Marion Milner; Chapter 08 Potential space in psychoanalysis, André Green; Chapter 09 Nachträglichkeit and Winnicott's 'Fear of Breakdown' (1998), Haydée Faimberg; Chapter 10 Reading Winnicott, Thomas H. Ogden; Chapter 11 Winnicott and the acquisition of a freedom of thought, Daniel Widlöcher; Chapter 12 The search for form, Kenneth Wright; Chapter 13 Winnicott's deconstruction of primary narcissism, René Roussillon; Part 03 Late Winnicott studies; Chapter 14 The use of an object in the context of Moses and Monotheism, D.W. Winnicott; Chapter 15 DWW's notes for the Vienna Congress 1971, Jan Abram; Chapter 16 Vital sparks and the form of things unknown, Dodi Goldman; Chapter 17 On the margins, Christopher Reeves; Chapter 18 Winnicott and American analysts, Nellie L. Thompson; Chapter 19 Squiggle evidence, Lisa Farley;