Freud

by Richard Wollheim

Book Overview

'A lucid well-organized expose of the theory and the manner of its development.'
Times Literary Supplement

This remarkable book is a biography of an unusual kind. It is at once the life of a mind at work, and the story of a long and intricate process of discovery. It takes the form of a stern and uncompromising analysis, and yet the author is so much in tune with his subject that the personality, and even the feelings, of Sigmund Freud...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0007291949
• ISBN13: 9780007291946
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Fontana Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

My 100-word book review

This book, by the late Richard Wollheim, is an excellent introduction to Freud's ideas. It traces the evolution of Freudian thought, showing that nothing was set in stone and that few of his ideas were exempt from revision. Were Freud alive today, his theories would have continued to develop. The book also dispels the myth of Freud's complete fixation upon sex as the driving force behind all human activity. Wollheim's style is formal and needs a certain amount of concentration, but if you are a studying to be a psychotherapist, you will find this book a rewarding and insightful read.