The Basic Writings of C. G. Jung (Modern Library)

The Basic Writings of C. G. Jung (Modern Library) Review

In exploring the manifestations of human spiritual experience both in the imaginative activities of the individual and in the formation of mythologies and of religious symbolism in various cultures, C. G. Jung laid the groundwork for a psychology of the spirit. The excerpts here illuminate the concept of the unconscious, the central pillar of his work, and display ample evidence of the spontaneous spiritual and religious activities of the human mind. This compact volume will serve as an ideal introduction to Jung's basic concepts.

Part I of this book, "On the Nature and Functioning of the Psyche," contains material from four works: "Symbols of Transformation," "On the Nature of the Psyche," "The Relations between the Ego and the Unconscious," and "Psychological Types." Also included in Part I are "Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious" and "Psychological Aspects of the Mother Archetype." Part II, "On Pathology and Therapy," includes "On the Nature of Dreams," "On the Pathogenesis of Schizophrenia," and selections from "Psychology of the Transference." In Part III appear "Introduction to the Religious and Psychological Problems of Alchemy" and two sections of "Psychology and Religion." Part IV, called "On Human Development," consists of the essay "Marriage as a Psychological Relationship."

Writings on Art and Literature (Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics)

Writings on Art and Literature (Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics) Review

Despite Freud’s enormous influence on twentieth-century interpretations of the humanities, there has never before been in English a complete collection of his writings on art and literature. These fourteen essays cover the entire range of his work on these subjects, in chronological order beginning with his first published analysis of a work of literature, the 1907 “Delusion and Dreams in Jensen’s Gradiva” and concluding with the 1940 posthumous publication of “Medusa’s Head.” Many of the essays included in this collection have been crucial in contemporary literary and art criticism and theory.

Among the subjects Freud engages are Shakespeare’s Hamlet, The Merchant of Venice, King Lear, and Macbeth, Goethe’s Dichtung und Wahrheit, Michelangelo’s Moses, E. T. A. Hoffman’s “The Sand Man,” Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov, fairy tales, the effect of and the meaning of beauty, mythology, and the games of aestheticization. All texts are drawn from The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud, edited by James Strachey. The volume includes the notes prepared for that edition by the editor.

In addition to the writings on Jensen’s Gradiva and Medusa, the essays are: “Psychopathic Characters on the Stage,” “The Antithetical Meaning of Primal Words,” “The Occurrence in Dreams of Material from Fairy Tales,” “The Theme of the Three Caskets,” “The Moses of Michelangelo,” “Some Character Types Met with in Psycho-analytic Work,” “On Transience,” “A Mythological Parallel to a Visual Obsession,” “A Childhood Recollection from Dichtung und Wahrheit,”“The Uncanny,” “Dostoevsky and Parricide,” and “The Goethe Prize.”

Selected Writings

Selected Writings Review

From cover flap: Sigmund Freud, recognized as the founder of psychoanalysis, was a physician and intellectual pioneer who enlarged human imagination with his explanations of the origins and development of the unconscious mind. His theories on the nature of personality formation and human behavior have had a profound influence on the development of psychology over the past century, and on the entire range of modern culture. Included in the volume, following an introductory essay by Robert Coles, are the following works by Freud: On Dreams; Five Lectures on Psycho Analysis; Leonardo da Vinci and a Memory of His Childhood; Beyond the Pleasure Principle; Inhibitions, Symptoms and Anxiety; and Excerpts from Civilization and Its Discontents.

A Feast of Freud: The Wittiest Writings of Clement Freud

A Feast of Freud: The Wittiest Writings of Clement Freud Review

Clement Freud, who died suddenly in April 2009, was a man of many parts. His life embraced a variety of careers, including TV chef, gambler, owner of a night club and several racehorses, radio broadcaster, adventurer and—not least—Member of Parliament. Yet, as his son Matthew declared at his funeral, it was Freud's writing that brought us closest to the man. In addition to several books—notably the children's book Grimble, Freud on Food, The Book of Hangovers, and a volume of autobiography, Freud Ego—he wrote on a vast range of subjects for newspapers and magazines, including the Observer, Financial Times, Sporting Life, Daily Mail, Guardian, New Yorker, and Racing Post. A Feast of Freud presents a generous helping of Clement Freud's best and most humorous writing on a broad sweep of topics, including his consuming passions of food, sport, politics, and the absurdity of the human condition, reflecting his extraordinarily varied life through the prism of his distinctive deadpan humor.

From the pen of the man who once joked of being "out-grandfathered" by the younger Winston Churchill comes this richly stocked volume that every Freud fan, no matter in which of his many lives they encountered him, will treasure.

The Pre-Pyschoanalytic Writings of Sigmund Freud

The Pre-Pyschoanalytic Writings of Sigmund Freud Review

This vital new reading of Freud's pre-analytic texts proposes both to introduce psychoanalysis to a research-driven, interdisciplinary means of solving problems, and to open up the possibility of a methodological shift in the sciences.

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

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

I have read several comprehensive books on Freud, from the classic "Primer of Freudian Psychology" by Hall, to the recent "Basic Freud." "Reading Freud: A Chronological Exploration of Freud's Writings" is leaps and bounds better than any other overview of Freud currently available. The author does the rare and arduous task of summarizing difficult material in a concise way that brings out the essence of Freud's ideas without glossing over the crucial details and over simplifying the material. That is, the author is able to achieve depth AND brevity. My understanding of Freud's idea were clarified much by this excellent book, and even though I had a fairly good understanding of Freud before reading this, this book certainly enhanced my own comprehension of Freudian psychology. I once had a college professor say to me: "A bad commentator explains the obvious, a good commentator explains things that are not obvious;" Jean-Michel Quinodoz is a GOOD commentator! If you are considering a serious study of Freud, you certainly want this book by your side the whole way, in fact I refer to it as my "Travel Guide" to Freud. I have frequently referred back to this book as I read Freud's original texts, and I would be lost without it; it has been indispensable to me. If you want to have a well written, well crafted, accurate and concise book on Freud, get this...today! The book was originally written in French and the excellent translation by David Alcorn reads well and is engaging. 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:
DT The Interpretation of Dreams
DT The 'Uncanny'
DT Civilisation and its Discontents

This uniquely comprehensive presentation of Freud's work will be of great value to anyone studying Freud and Psychoanalysis.