Solitude

by Françoise Dolto

"La solitude m'a toujours accompagnée, de près ou de loin, comme elle accompagne tous ceux qui, seuls, tentent de voir et d'entendre, là où d'aucuns ne font que regarder et écouter. Ami inestimable, ennemi mortelle - solitude qui ressource, solitude qui détruit, elle nous pousse à atteindre et à dépasser nos limites." La solitude caractérise le petit humain dès la naissance et le place dès lors dans une dépendance radicale à Autrui. Se référant constamment à ses rencontres cliniques et aux faits de sa vie privée, Françoise Dolto déploie une grande fresque de l'histoire du sujet, de l'origine à la fin. La plupart des grands thèmes de son oeuvre y sont présents, avec des variations sensibles de ton et de temps, car ce livre polyphonique traverse plus de vingt ans de sa recherche.

Genres: Psychology

688 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1985

About the author

Françoise Dolto was a French pediatrician and psychoanalyst, famous for her research on babies and childhood. Dolto revolutionized the field of psycho-therapeutic work with babies (notably in their early experience and usage of language through their body), with the mother-baby dyad, and with a more positive observation and understanding of the means of communication used by children with learning or social disabilities.

She worked with Jacques Lacan, and said that children have a language before the language (with the body). She has contributed to the question of the unconscious body image, and influenced among others the work of Maud Mannoni.

As a recognized feminist, she also worked on reconciling women with their sexuality; she also analyzed the attitude of children when their parents are separating or divorcing.

Françoise Dolto was the mother of Carlos (1943–2008), a singer; and the sister of Jacques Marette, a minister.

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