Reading Freud: A Chronological Exploration of Freud's Writings (New Library of Psychoanalysis Teaching Series Book 1)

__Winner of the 2010 Sigourney Award!__ __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. Cover 1 Title 6 Copyright 7 CONTENTS 8 Explanatory note 10 Sigmund Freud (1856–1939) chronological table 13 Reading Freud 16 I THE DISCOVERY OF PSYCHOANALYSIS (1895–1910) 22 Studies on Hysteria (Freud and Breuer 1895d) 24 Letters to Wilhelm Fliess (1887–1904) 36 “Project for a Scientific Psychology” (1950c [1895]) 41 “The Neuro-Psychoses of Defence” (1894a); “On the Grounds for Detaching a Particular Syndrome from Neurasthenia under the Description ‘Anxiety Neurosis’ ” (1895b); “Further Remarks on the Neuro-Psychoses of Defence” (1896b); “Sexuality in the Aetiology of the Neuroses” (1898a); “Screen Memories” (1899a) 46 The Interpretation of Dreams (1900a); On Dreams (1901a) 51 The Psychopathology of Everyday Life (1901b) 60 Jokes and their Relation to the Unconscious (1905c) 65 Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality (1905d) 72 “Fragment of an Analysis of a Case of Hysteria” (Dora) (1905e) 80 Delusions and Dreams in Jensen’s “Gradiva” (1907a) 88 “Analysis of a Phobia in a Five-Year-Old Boy (‘Little Hans’)” (1909b) 93 “Notes upon a Case of Obsessional Neurosis (The ‘Rat Man’)” (1909d) 103 Leonardo da Vinci and a Memory of his Childhood (1910c) 109 II THE YEARS OF MATURITY (1911–1920) 114 “Psycho-Analytic Notes on an Autobiographical Account of a Case of Paranoia (Dementia Paranoides)” (1911c) 116 Papers on Technique Written between 1904 and 1919; “Remembering, Repeating and Working-Through” (1914g); “Observations on Transference-Love” (1915a); “Lines of Advance in Psycho-Analytic Therapy” (1919a) 123 Totem and Taboo (1912–1913) 136 “On Narcissism: An Introduction” (1914c) 143 Papers on Metapsychology Written between 1915 and 1917; Introductory Lectures on Psycho-Analysis (1916–1917) 150 “From the History of an Infantile Neurosis” (The “Wolf-Man”) (1918b [1914]) 171 “The ‘Uncanny’ ”(1919h) 180 “A Child is Being Beaten (A Contribution to the Study of the Origin of Sexual Perversions)” (1919e); “The Psychogenesis of a Case of Female Homosexuality” (1920a) 186 III FRESH PERSPECTIVES (1920–1939) 198 Beyond the Pleasure Principle (1920g) 200 Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego (1921c) 209 The Ego and the Id (1923b) 218 “The Economic Problem of Masochism” (1924c) 227 Inhibitions, Symptoms and Anxiety (1926d) 232 The Future of an Illusion (1927c); The Question of Lay Analysis (1926e) 242 Civilization and its Discontents (1930a); New Introductory Lectures on Psycho-Analysis (1933a [1932]) 250 Papers on Denial of Reality and Splitting of the Ego Written between 1924 and 1938; An Outline of Psycho-Analysis (1940a [1938]) 258 “Analysis Terminable and Interminable” (1937c); “Constructions in Analysis” (1937d) 269 Moses and Monotheism (1939a [1934–1938]) 279 Reading Freud Today? 288 Appendix (names of those who participated in the Seminar between 1988 and 2003) 290 Bibliography 291 Name index 302 Subject index 305

winner Of The 2010 Sigourney Award!

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.

Reading Freud provides an accessible outline of the whole of Freud's work, which succeeds in expressing even the most complex of Freud's theories in clear and simple language whilst avoiding over-simplification