Routledge Mental Health

Reading Freud: A Chronological Exploration of Freud's Writings

cover of Reading Freud

By Jean-Michel Quinodoz

Series: New Library of Psychoanalysis Teaching Series 

  • List Price: $105.00
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  • ISBN: 978-1-58391-746-6
  • Published by: Routledge
  • Publication Date: 08/18/2005
  • Pages: 320
  • Binding(s): Hardback | Paperback

About the Book

Reading Freud provides an accessible outline of the whole of Freud's work from Studies in Hysteria through to An Outline of Psycho-Analysis.  It succeeds in expressing even the most complex of Freud's theories in clear and simple language whilst avoiding over-simplification.

Each chapter concentrates on an individual text and includes valuable background information, relevant biographical and historical details, descriptions of Post-Freudian developments and a chronology of Freud's concepts. By putting each text into the context of Freud's life and work as a whole, Jean-Michel Quinodoz manages to produce an overview which is chronological, correlative and interactive.  Texts discussed include:

* The Interpretation of Dreams
* The 'Uncanny'
* Civilisation and its Discontents

The clear presentation, with regular summaries of the ideas raised, encourages the reader to fully engage with the texts presented and gain a thorough understanding of each text in the context of its background and impact on the development of psychoanalysis.

Drawing on his extensive experience as a clinician and a teacher of psychoanalysis, Jean-Michel Quinodoz has produced a uniquely comprehensive presentation of Freud's work which will be of great value to anyone studying Freud and Psychoanalysis.

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