Freud and Man's Soul
An Important Re-Interpretation of Freudian Theory
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- Paperback
128 pages
- Release Date
15 February 2005
Summary
Has Sigmund Freud been seriously misunderstood? The author of The Uses of Enchantment argues that mistranslation has distorted Freud’s work in English and led students to see a system intended to cooperate flexibly with individual needs as a set of rigid rules to be applied by external authority. This provocative argument cuts through the myths to reveal a greater, more compassionate, and also far more disturbing figure.
“VITAL… an eloquent attempt to reclaim Freud’s reputati…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780394710365 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0394710363 |
| Author: | Bruno Bettelheim |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Vintage Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 15 February 2005 |
| Weight: | 85g |
| Dimensions: | 188mm x 108mm x 9mm |
| Series: | Vintage |
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“VITAL…an eloquent attempt to reclaim Freud’s reputation in America.”
“VITAL…an eloquent attempt to reclaim Freud’s reputation in America.” —THE NEW YORK TIMES “Lucid and provocative.” —THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK REVIEW
About The Author
Bruno Bettelheim
Bruno Bettelheim was born in Vienna in 1903. He received his doctorate at the University of Vienna and came to America in 1939, after a year in the concentration camps of Dachau and Buchenwald. He was a Distinguished Professor of Education and Professor of both psychology and psychiatry at the University of Chicago. He died in 1990.
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