Freud: A Life For Our Time

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W. W. Norton & Company, Apr 25, 2006 - Biography & Autobiography - 810 pages

A national bestseller

"A magisterial contribution to the history of ideas. A fresh, illuminating perspective on one of the pivotal figures of our time." —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

 

Contents

ONE A Greed for Knowledge
3
Two The Theory in the Making
55
A NECESSARY FRIEND AND ENEMY 55 HYSTERICS PROJECTS AND
87
THREE Psychoanalysis
103
A PROGRESS
132
UALITY
142
FOUR Sketch of an Embattled Founder
153
SIX Therapy and Technique
244
SEVEN Applications and Implications
306
NINE Death against Life
417
TEN Flickering Lights on Dark Continents
470
ELEVEN Human Nature at Work
523
Bibliographical Essay
741
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About the author (2006)

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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