Reading masochism from the reverse side

Abstract

The book Gramáticas do masoquismo: escritos psicanalíticos, by Sander Machado da Silva, conducts a deep investigation into the concept of masochism. The path undertaken highlights the uniqueness of Freud’s and Lacan’s theoretical approaches to the theme, articulating psychoanalysis—both in its clinical and conceptual practice—with culture and other fields of knowledge. The development of the research also gives rise to a series of reflections that problematize the status of theory and clinical practice, as well as the inconclusiveness that marks the psychoanalytic endeavor.