Freud: A Life for Our Time - Hardcover

Peter Gay

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 190443553X ISBN 13: 9781904435532

Publisher: Little Books Ltd, 2006

Synopsis

A magisterial contribution to the history of ideas (J. Anthony Lukas), this remarkable biography . . . 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 (Chicago Tribune). Photos.

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Review:

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 Gay s ability to integrate into a coherent whole the vast published and unpublished literature on Freud including hundreds of previously unknown or inaccessible letters is awesome.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"

Synopsis:

In this seminal biography, Professor Gay reconstructs the life, times and ideas of Sigmund Freud. Drawing on a vast stock of unpublished documents, including unknown or inaccessible letters, Peter Gay probes Freud's mind, uncovers his passions and follows his astonishing career. He discloses the dimensions of Freud's love for his daughter Anna and offers fascinating accounts of Freud's often strained relations with his colleagues and followers. He deals frankly and fully with the controversies that have surrounded Freud's friendships, his love life and his theories. More than any other author, Gay integrates into Freud's life his case histories, papers, theories and cultural criticism, revealing the total Freud - student, physician, psychologist, lover, husband, father, friend, founder, controversialist, Jew, victim and victor.

About this edition

• Publisher: Little Books Ltd
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 190443553X
• ISBN 13: 9781904435532
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 864