Jacques Lacan is the psychoanalyst with the greatest influence after Freud; one of the most interesting and controversial contemporary thinkers, whose theory has managed to surpass the narrow boundaries of the analyst's office and engage in discussions taking place in all fields of social and human sciences. However, Lacan's work is often difficult to understand and its complexity makes it inaccessible to newcomers to psychoanalysis. Sean Homer's book is a comprehensible guide to Lacan's work and key concepts such as:
- the imaginary and the symbolic
- the Oedipus complex and the concept of the phallus
- the subject and the unconscious
- the Real
- sexual difference

Covering the entire course of Lacan's journey and placing his thought within the broader framework of contemporary French thought, Sean Homer writes the ideal introduction for those who wish to know and understand Lacanian psychoanalysis.