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Review of The Greening of Psychoanalysis: André Green's New Paradigm in Contemporary Theory and Practice, by Rosine Perelberg and Gregorio Kohon (Eds.). London, England: Karnac Books, 2017. 192 pp.
Dreaming of Andre Green in Tehran
For in and out, above, about, below,
‘Tis nothing but a Magic Shadow-show,
Play'd in a Box whose Candle is the Sun,
Round which we Phantom Figures come and go.
(Omar Khayyam, trans. Edward FitzGerald, 2009, p. 4)
Rosine Perelberg and Gregorio Kohon's collection of the papers, presented at the 2015 seminar “The Greening of Psychoanalysis,” hosted by the British Psychoanalytical Society and dedicated to the late André Green (1927–2012), is a significant contribution to the life and work of a psychoanalytic giant.
The Greening of Psychoanalysis: André Green's New Paradigm in Contemporary Theory and Practice is a slim and yet comprehensive book and a systematic introduction to Green's oeuvre, especially for North American readers who may be less familiar with “planet Green.”
Providing an overview of Green's intellectual journey, this book presents the reader with seven chapters on various aspects of Green's work, spanning from metapsychological and clinical contributions to the wider cultural and aesthetic significance of his thought for the comprehension of art and literature.