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This biography of Freud provides an overview of his life and of the academic life of other early psychoanalysts. It also discusses his Jewishness - the way it influenced his life and the anti-Semitism in Vienna - while emphasizing his bourgeois aspirations.
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Elegant . . . puts Freud's life into the context of his time while attempting to explain him for readers who cannot escape his shadow. In Gay's hands, the Olympian figure is almost within mortal reach. -- Michael Skube
Elegant . . . puts Freud 's life into the context of his time while attempting to explain him for readers who cannot escape his shadow. In Gay 's hands, the Olympian figure is almost within mortal reach. --Michael Skube
Intelligent and wholly absorbing. . . . Judicious, original biography, scrupulously grounded in close readings of [Freud s] work. --Michiko Kakutani"
Remarkable . . . briskly traces the story of Freud s life and education, deftly weaving the familiar narrative with a style that makes it seem fresh and lively. "
A magisterial contribution to the history of ideas. A fresh, illuminating perspective on one of the pivotal figures of our time. --J Anthony Lukas"
Elegant . . . puts Freud s life into the context of his time while attempting to explain him for readers who cannot escape his shadow. In Gay s hands, the Olympian figure is almost within mortal reach. --Michael Skube"
Brilliant. . . . A dazzling performance. . . . Gay s ability to integrate into a coherent whole the vast published and unpublished literature on Freud including hundreds of previously unknown or inaccessible letters is awesome. . . . A work of art. --Jonathan Sharp"
About the Author
Peter Gay (1923--2015) was the author of more than twenty-five books, including the National Book Award winner The Enlightenment, the best-selling Weimar Culture, and the widely translated Freud: A Life for Our Time.
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This biography of Freud provides an overview of his life and of the academic life of other early psychoanalysts. It also discusses his Jewishness - the way it influenced his life and the anti-Semitism in Vienna - while emphasizing his bourgeois aspirations. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR001571604
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Condition: Aceptable. : Esta biografía de Sigmund Freud, escrita por Peter Gay, ofrece una visión general de su vida y del entorno académico de los primeros psicoanalistas. El libro también aborda su identidad judía y cómo influyó en su vida, así como el antisemitismo en Viena, destacando al mismo tiempo sus aspiraciones burguesas. Una exploración profunda de la vida y el legado de uno de los pensadores más influyentes del siglo XX. EAN: 9780333486382 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Filosofía Título: Freud: A Life for Our Time Autor: Peter Gay Editorial: Pan Macmillan, United Kingdom, London Idioma: en Páginas: 810 Formato: tapa blanda. Seller Inventory # Happ-2025-06-19-b777148e
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Freud: A Life in Our Time The acclaimed new biography
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21 x 13 x 4,5 cm, Taschenbuch. Condition: Gut. Auflage: reprint. 810 Seiten Sauberes und frisch erhaltenes Exemplar, keine wahrnehmbaren Gebrauchsspuren. Contents: One: A greed for knowledge - food for memoires - the lure of research - Freud in love - Two: The theorx in the making - a necessary friend-and enemy - hysterics, projects, and embarrassments - self-analysis - Three: Psychoanalysis - The secret of dreams - a psychology for psychologists - from Rome to Vienna: a progress - a map for sexuality - Four: Sketch of an embattled founder - at fifty - pleasures of the senses - the Wednesdaz psychological society - the foreigners - Five: Psychoanalytic Politics - Jung: the crown prince - American interlude - Vienna versus Zurich - Jung: the enemy - Six: Therapy and technique - A problematic debut - two classic lessons - in his own cause: Leonardo, Schreber, Fliess - In his own cause: the politics of the wolf man - a handbook for technicians - Seven: Applications and implications - matters of taste - foundations of society - mapping the mind - the end of Europe - Eight: aggressions - comprehensive and momentous things - uneasy peace - Death: experience and theorx - eros, ego, and their enemies - Nine: Death against life - intimations of mortality - Anna - the price of popularity - Vitality: the Berlin spirit - Ten: Flickering lights on Dark continents - Rank and the consequences - doctorsä dilemmas - Woman, the dark continent - Eleven: Human nature at work - against illusions - civilization: the human predicament - teh uglz Americans - trophies and obituaries - Twelve: to die in freedom - the politics of disaster - defiance as identity - finis austriae - death of a stoic ISBN 9780333486382 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 873. Seller Inventory # 1162159
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