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Loading... An Outline of Psycho-Analysis (The Standard Edition) (Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud) (original 1940; edition 1989)by Sigmund Freud (Author), James Strachey (Editor), Peter Gay (Introduction)
Work InformationAn Outline of Psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud (1940)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Freud has had an incredible impact on modern thought and our perception of the world and of ourselves. Though fraught with problems, including some very sexist notions of the female psyche that have been discussed at length by later writers, Freud remains foundational in the fields of both psychology (even though most of his ideas are no longer accepted) and literary criticism. Freudian psychoanalysis, dealing as it does with symbolism in dreams, has many techniques that are useful in deciphering literary subtext. Psychoanalysis, the notion of the unconscious, Freud's stages of development, and the famous Oedipus Complex are now part of our cultural vocabulary, and as such Freud's writings are useful to read. This particular text gives a quick and easily understandable summary of the major points of psychoanalysis. If you want to read some Freud, this is the way to go. Rating: Recommended, if only because it's so important to modern thought. One must be careful when reading Freud—every once in a while, he makes a little bit of sense and the reader may follow him down his blind alleys. An interesting albeit unsupportable treatise, good only for an overview of Freudian thought. http://lifelongdewey.wordpress.com/2012/06/24/131-an-outline-of-psychoanalysis-b... no reviews | add a review
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One of fifteen volumes in the new Freud series commissioned for Penguin by series editor Adam Phillips. Part of a plan to generate a new, non-specialist Freud for a wide readership, which goes way beyond the institutional/clinical market and presents material to the reader in a new way. This volume will contain NEW INTRODUCTORY LECTURES IN PSYCHOANALYSIS and AN OUTLINE OF PSYCHOANALYSIS. No library descriptions found. |
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