A guide to Freud’s work: each of his books is devoted to a separate chapter describing the essence of the work and analyzing the circumstances of its creation. A convenient way to trace how the thought of the creator of psychoanalysis developed.
An unusual guide to Freud’s work: a separate chapter is devoted to each of his books. This is both a synopsis and a story about the conditions under which it was written. Starting with the study of hysteria (published in 1895), we can trace in chronological order how and in what direction the thought of the founder of psychoanalysis developed. To notice how Freud first formulated his ideas and concepts, to see how, relying on his clinical experience, he corrected them or, arguing with himself, abandoned inaccurate schemes. In addition (thanks to the appendices to each chapter), we can trace the development of these ideas by colleagues and followers. As a result, psychoanalysis appears not as an archaeological relic, but as a living organism that is still evolving today. Despite the fundamental nature of the topic, the book is easy to read. The author, the Swiss psychoanalyst Jean-Michel Quinodo, puts it this way: “I decided to present each work in such a way as to arouse the reader’s curiosity, to arouse in him the desire to read the full texts of Freud on his own.” After all, in his opinion, independent travel is much more exciting than reading even the most complete guidebook.
Kogito-Center, 416 p.