Freud For Beginners (Writing and Readers Documentary Comic Books) - Softcover

Osborne, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0863161642 ISBN 13: 9780863161643

Publisher: Writers and Readers Ltd, 2005

Synopsis

Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, began an intellectual revolution that would change forever the science of self-perception, interpersonal relationships, and whole theories of human behavior. His influence on 20th-century thinking and issues is arguably unparalleled, affecting attitudes on sex, religion, art, culture, and more. Freud for Beginners explains the doctor's dogma with wit and clarity, all in a contemporary context.
Written for the layperson, this book is enlivened by classic comic-strip-style art, giving a distinctly pop twist to the presentation of Freud's theories. (For instance, the story of Oedipus is the subject of a conversation between Freud and a trenchcoat-wearing detective, who construes a somewhat scrambled analogy between the Greek youth and Chicago mobsters.) This guide tells Freud's life story and reviews his major works on dreams and sexuality. The book also takes a critical look at Freud's philosophical opponents (Jung, Wittgenstein, Adler, Eysenck, and Reich) and his modern-day heirs (Horney, Lacar, Winnicott, and Kristeva). The feminist perspective is explored in great detail, its values posing a radical challenge to the core of Freud's suppositions.
Whether motivated by cerebral curiosity or a simple attempt to elevate their level of cocktail chatter, Freud for Beginners aims to educate readers of every generation who are interested in the ongoing history of psychoanalysis.

About this title

Synopsis

Sigmund Freud fathered an intellectual revolution that has changed the way wethink about our selves, our relationships, and our world. Our theories ofhuman behaviour spring from Freud's models, and how we make and see theforces of art, religion, sex, culture and more have changed to the shape ofFreud's revolutionary ideas. This Beginners book explains the doctor'sdogma with wit and clarity, its comic-strip art giving the proceedings a hardpop twist. His major work on dreams and sex is exposed, and there is a criticallook at his opponents (Jung, Reich, Adler, Wittgenstein) and his heirs. Thefeminist perspective on Freud is also aired in this completely new version ofone of the bestselling Beginners titles.

Edition details

• Publisher: Writers and Readers Ltd
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0863161642
• ISBN 13: 9780863161643
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 192
• Illustrator: Mechan Maurice