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Author Clack, Beverley, author.

Title Freud on the couch : a critical introduction to the father of psychoanalysis / Beverley Clack
Published London, England : Oneworld Publications, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (197 pages) : illustrations
Contents Freud's life and work -- Hysteria and the development of psychoanalysis -- Oedipus and sexuality -- Dreams, development, and the psyche -- Religion and fate -- Freud in the twenty-first century
Summary Almost 75 years since his death, Freud remains as influential and divisive as ever. This major, new introduction argues that mistranslations, clichés, and misconceptions surround his reception. Author Beverley Clack argues that Freud was as concerned with "the death drive" as the "sex drive" and that his fierce critique of religion masked a fascination with spiritual, existential, and philosophical questions. Exploring how his life influenced his thought, plus philosophers like Schopenhauer and Nietzsche, Clack updates all of Freud's key ideas and case studies and highlights why his work remains relevant
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939
SUBJECT Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939 fast (OCoLC)fst00034252
Subject Psychoanalysts -- Austria -- Biography
Psychoanalysis -- History
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Social Scientists & Psychologists.
PSYCHOLOGY -- Reference.
Psychology.
Psychoanalysis.
Psychoanalysts.
Psychology.
Austria.
Genre/Form Biographies.
History.
Biographies.
Biographies.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781780742632
1780742630