ROGER HORROCKS is a Psychotherapist working in London. He was formerly a Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Hertfordshire carrying out research into aphasia, metaphoric language and schizophrenic language. His publications include Masculinity in Crisis, Male Myths and Icons, and An Introduction to the Study of Sexuality.

• Acknowledgements Introduction Freud, Modernism and Postmodernism Truth, Knowledge and Subjectivity The Unconscious Forgetting, Repeating and Remembering Story Telling Instincts and Environment Dialectics in the Psyche Contradictions in Sexuality Femininity, Feminism and Psychoanalysis Dreams, Jokes and Films Revisions and Criticisms Conclusion Notes Index

ROGER HORROCKS is a Psychotherapist working in London. He was formerly a Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Hertfordshire carrying out research into aphasia, metaphoric language and schizophrenic language. His publications include Masculinity in Crisis, Male Myths and Icons, and An Introduction to the Study of Sexuality.

• Acknowledgements Introduction Freud, Modernism and Postmodernism Truth, Knowledge and Subjectivity The Unconscious Forgetting, Repeating and Remembering Story Telling Instincts and Environment Dialectics in the Psyche Contradictions in Sexuality Femininity, Feminism and Psychoanalysis Dreams, Jokes and Films Revisions and Criticisms Conclusion Notes Index