‘The four fundamental concepts of psychoanalysis’ is the name which Jacques Lacan gave to Seminar XI in 1964.

Introduction to Cormac Gallagher’s translation

Extract from the 1965 Yearbook of the École pratique des hautes etudes, p. 249-251; published as an entreaty [prière] of Seminar XI.

Introduction to Adrian Price’s translation

This text originally published in the Annuaire 1965 of the École pratique des hautes études, p249-51, re-printed on the back cover of Le séminaire, Livre XI, Les quatre concepts fondamentaux de la psychanalyse : Paris, Seuil : 1973, and with minor editorial modifications in Autres Écrits : Paris, Seuil : 2001 : p187-9.

Seminar XI – information, references & publication, see Seminar XI The Four Fundamental Concepts (1963-1964) : from 15th January 1964 : Jacques Lacan. See this site /4 Jacques Lacan (19640115 or Index of Jacques Lacan’s texts)

Translated into English:

a) by Cormac Gallagher – translation & commentary

This translation is included within the text of a talk Cormac Gallagher presented on June 10th 1995 to an audience comprising the members of APPI, the students and graduates of the School of Psychotherapy, St. Vincent’s Hospital, and staff and students of the Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies, LSB College in Ireland.

Published i) Lacan’s summary of Seminar XI : 1995: The Letter, Lacanian Perspectives on Psychoanalysis : vol 5 : p1-17, ii) www.LacaninIreland.com and available http://www.lacaninireland.com/web/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/S-SUMMARY-OF-SEMINAR-XI-Cormac-Gallagher-1.pdf

b) Translated by Adrian Price : p17-19 of Hurly Burly : Issue 5 March 2011

Available at www.LacanianWorksExchange.net /Lacan

c) For both Cormac Gallagher’s & Adrian Price’s translations, published bilingual,

see www.Freud2Lacan.com /Lacan (149. Autres Écrits/Les quatre concepts fondamentaux de la psychanalyse (compte rendu)—two translations)

In French:

a) Published at École Lacanienne de Psychanalyse – Pas tout Lacan : https://ecole-lacanienne.net/bibliolacan/pas-tout-lacan/

Available https://ecole-lacanienne.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1965-07-00.pdf as Résumé du séminaire : « Les quatre concepts fondamentaux de la psychanalyse » July 1965

b) Autres Écrits : 2001 : Jacques Lacan See this site /4 Jacques Lacan (20010101 or Index of Jacques Lacan’s texts) : p187-190

c) ‘L’Annuaire 1965 de l’École Pratique des Hautes Études’ : July 1965 : p249-251

Related texts:

Seminar XI The Four Fundamental Concepts (1963-1964) : from 15th January 1964 : Jacques Lacan. See this site /4 Jacques Lacan (19640115 or Index of Jacques Lacan’s texts)

Postface to the French Edition of Seminar XI : January 1973 : Jacques Lacan. See this site /4 Jacques Lacan (19730101 or Index of Jacques Lacan’s texts)

Autres Écrits : 2001 : Jacques Lacan See this site /4 Jacques Lacan (20010101 or Index of Jacques Lacan’s texts)

Commentary : 10th June 1995 (Dublin) : Cormac Gallagher, see http://www.lacaninireland.com/web/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/S-SUMMARY-OF-SEMINAR-XI-Cormac-Gallagher-1.pdf