The Practice of Love: Lesbian Sexuality and Perverse Desire

by Teresa de Lauretis

Book Overview

" . . . a work that builds a substantial bridge between Freudian psychoanalysis and radical feminist thought, particularly on the subject of lesbianism. . . . Presenting a complex argument about an issue vital to the psychoanalytic endeavor as well as to feminist theory, The Practice of Love should stimulate a reconsideration of 'perversion' and the construction of sexual fantasy. The illumination of the fantasies that make lesbian desire...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253208785
• ISBN13: 9780253208781
• Release Date: May 1994
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"