Dirty Words: The Expressive Power of Taboo [Paperback]

Ariel C. Arango (Author)

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Publication Date: January 1996

Taboo words are the subject of this text, which traces the psychic origins of dirty words to early infancy and childhood, and their place and value in life and analytic therapy. It refers to "dirty" words used by Rabelais, Quevado, Mozart, Voltaire, the Marquis de Sade, Joyce and Lawrence.

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Paperback: 232 pages
Publisher: Jason Aronson Inc; 1st softcover ed edition (January 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1568217994
ISBN-13: 978-1568217994
Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,629,812 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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