Freud and man's soul
Bettelheim, Bruno1984
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An examination of Freud's theory of psychoanalysis discusses how the English translations have distorted his writings and describes Freud's view of the nature of the soul. 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 compassoinate and also far more disturbing figure. "VITAL...an eloquent attempt to reclaim Freud's reputation in America." --THE NEW YORK TIMES "Lucid and provocative." --THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK REVIEW
Main title:
Freud and man's soul / Bruno Bettelheim.
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Edition:
1st Vintage Books ed.
Imprint:
New York : Vintage Books, 1984, c1982.
Collation:
xi, 111 p. ; 19 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: New York : Knopf, 1983, c1982.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9780394710365 (pbk)
Dewey class:
150.1952
Language:
English
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BRN:
273537
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