The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis

The Four Fundamental
Concepts of Psychoanalysis
Cover of the first edition
EditorJacques-Alain Miller
AuthorJacques Lacan
Original titleLes quatre concepts fondamentaux de la psychanalyse
TranslatorAlan Sheridan
IllustratorJay J. Smith
Cover artistFrançois Leclaire (photo)
LanguageFrench
SeriesSeminars of Jacques Lacan
SubjectPsychoanalysis
PublisherÉditions du Seuil
Publication date
1973
Publication placeFrance
Published in English
1978
Media typePrint (Hardcover and Paperback)
Pages290
ISBN0-393-00079-6
OCLC8106863
Preceded bySeminar X 
Followed bySeminar XII 

The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis is the 1978 English-language translation of a seminar held by Jacques Lacan. The original (French: Le séminaire. Livre XI. Les quatre concepts fondamentaux de la psychanalyse) was published in Paris by Le Seuil in 1973. The Seminar was held at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris between January and June 1964 and is the eleventh in the series of The Seminar of Jacques Lacan. The text was published by Jacques-Alain Miller.