Abstract

MIODOWNIK, Bernard. Countertransference narratives: the psychoanalyst's chiaroscuro continent. Rev. bras. psicanál [online]. 2019, vol.53, n.3, pp. 181-198. ISSN 0486-641X.

Psychoanalysis and literature have established a fruitful partnership since the psychoanalytical movement started. However, the remarkable presence of psychoanalysis in culture does not match the relevant amount of literary works in which psychoanalysis and psychoanalysts are characters. In this article some works that show specific ways psychoanalysts work are highlighted, especially the way their emotions and inner world work during the psychoanalytical process. From there, the complexity in dealing with the countertransference in approaches that differ from the technique is discussed. The several countertransference narratives make what is called the psychoanalyst's chiaroscuro continent, in which the Renaissance painting style technique is a metaphor for what is revealed and what is hidden, alternating light and shadow, about the emotional matters the analyst has and their consequences during the analytical process. Based on two literary works that show countertransference difficulties, we compare two hypothetical clinic situations.

Keywords : psychoanalysis and literature; narratives; countertransference; the analyst as a person; family novel.

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