The Essentials of Psycho-Analysis (Vintage Classics) - Softcover

Freud, Sigmund

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099483645 ISBN 13: 9780099483649

Publisher: Vintage Classics, 2005

Synopsis

The Essentials of Psycho-analysis is the definitive collection of Sigmund Freud's writing. It covers the themes that Freud explored in his work from the meaning of dreams and the concept of the unconscious, instinctual and sexual life to the structure of the personality. Beautifully written and endlessly fascinating, the pieces collected here are the perfect guide to the principle concepts of psycho-analysis.

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About the Author

Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) was born in Moravia; between the ages of four and eighty-two his home was in Vienna: in 1938 Hitler's invasion of Austria forced him to seek asylum in London, where he died in the following year. His career began with several years of brilliant work on the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system. He was almost thirty when, after a period of study under Charcot in Paris, his interests first turned to psychology, and another ten years of clinical work in Vienna (at first in collaboration with Breuer, an older colleague) saw the birth of his creation, psychoanalysis. Freud's life was uneventful, but his ideas have shaped not only many specialist disciplines, but the whole intellectual climate of the twentieth century.

Anna Freud (1895-1982), the youngest daughter of Sigmund Freud, not only became a leading authority on child analysis, in both its theoretical and clinical aspects, but also a principle exponent of her father's work. During her lifetime she gained a worldwide reputation for her scientific leadership in the continuing exploration and extension of his discoveries.

From the Back Cover

In this selection of her father's writings, Anna Freud has defined and included, in a single volume, the essential irreducible elements of psychoanalysis. The result is a coherent and authoritative guide to the principal themes and concepts of the theory.

Edition details

• Publisher: Vintage Classics
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0099483645
• ISBN 13: 9780099483649
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 624