Acknowledgements

I would like to thank the Melanie Klein Trust for their support and also the many colleagues who read drafts of the papers in the book: in particular, Michael Feldman, Ron Britton, Hanna Segal, Betty Joseph, and Priscilla Roth. Jessica Kirker read the book in the early stages and helped me chose which chapters to include and which to omit, and Liz Allison provided essential editorial help later on. I would like to thank them both.

The West Lodge annual conferences, conducted together with Michael Feldman and Ron Britton, have been a source of stimulation since their inception in 1995, and so too have been the discussions and clinical presentations in my postgraduate workshop.

My wife Deborah was a source of strength both personally and professionally. She patiently read all of the drafts, often several times over, and made many corrections and suggestions.

Chapter 1 is based on: J. Steiner, “Seeing and being seen: Narcissistic pride and narcissistic humiliation”. International Journal of Psychoanalysis, 87: 939-951, 2006. © Institute of Psychoanalysis, London, UK. Material reprinted with permission.

Chapter 2 is based on: J. Steiner, “Gaze, dominance, and humiliation in the Schreber Case”. International Journal of Psychoanalysis, 85: 269-284, 2004. © Institute of Psychoanalysis, London, UK. Material reprinted with permission.

Chapter 3 is based on an unpublished paper presented at a Scientific Meeting of the British Psychoanalytical Society on 17 January 2001. It has not been previously published.

Chapter 4 is based on: J. Steiner, “Transference to the analyst as an excluded observer”. International Journal of Psychoanalysis, 89: 39-54, 2008. © Institute of Psychoanalysis, London, UK. Material reprinted with permission.

Chapter 5 is based on a paper given to the Canadian Psychoanalytical Association in May 1999 and published as: J. Steiner, “The struggle for dominance in the Oedipus Situation”. Canadian Journal of Psychoanalysis, 7: 161-178, 1