The Life of Freud (Volume 1 and 2)

Author: (USA) Peter Gay
Translator: Gong Zhuojun, Gao Zhiren, Liang Yong'an
United States / USA
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Publishing Date: 2006-06-01
Features: In this book, the author attempts to combine psychoanalysis, biography, and history, aiming to create a new intellectual movement that demonstrates an epoch-making original concept of dialectical exploration between the macro historical context and the micro individual life. This book can be considered a large-scale biographical history that integrates the individual, social, political, cultural, and psychological aspects. It is comprehensive and vast in scope. Due to Freud's destruction of a large number of letters and manuscripts during his lifetime, the historical materials cited in this book are even more precious. The author has read almost all available materials about Freud and convinced his descendants to allow the author to reference some of the remaining Freudian letters, thereby completely reconstructing Freud's life and his academic journey. After reading this book, readers not only gain an understanding of Freud as a person but also get a glimpse into the true nature of psychoanalysis.