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Sigmund Freud was the founder of psychoanalysis, simultaneously a theory of personality, a therapy, and an intellectual movement. He was born into a middle-class Jewish family in Freiburg, Moravia, now part of Czechoslovakia, but then a city in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. At the age of 4, he moved show more to Vienna, where he spent nearly his entire life. In 1873 he entered the medical school at the University of Vienna and spent the following eight years pursuing a wide range of studies, including philosophy, in addition to the medical curriculum. After graduating, he worked in several clinics and went to Paris to study under Jean-Martin Charcot, a neurologist who used hypnosis to treat the symptoms of hysteria. When Freud returned to Vienna and set up practice as a clinical neurologist, he found orthodox therapies for nervous disorders ineffective for most of his patients, so he began to use a modified version of the hypnosis he had learned under Charcot. Gradually, however, he discovered that it was not necessary to put patients into a deep trance; rather, he would merely encourage them to talk freely, saying whatever came to mind without self-censorship, in order to bring unconscious material to the surface, where it could be analyzed. He found that this method of free association very often evoked memories of traumatic events in childhood, usually having to do with sex. This discovery led him, at first, to assume that most of his patients had actually been seduced as children by adult relatives and that this was the cause of their neuroses; later, however, he changed his mind and concluded that his patients' memories of childhood seduction were fantasies born of their childhood sexual desires for adults. (This reversal is a matter of some controversy today.) Out of this clinical material he constructed a theory of psychosexual development through oral, anal, phallic and genital stages. Freud considered his patients' dreams and his own to be "the royal road to the unconscious." In The Interpretation of Dreams (1900), perhaps his most brilliant book, he theorized that dreams are heavily disguised expressions of deep-seated wishes and fears and can give great insight into personality. These investigations led him to his theory of a three-part structure of personality: the id (unconscious biological drives, especially for sex), the superego (the conscience, guided by moral principles), and the ego (the mediator between the id and superego, guided by reality). Freud's last years were plagued by severe illness and the rise of Nazism, which regarded psychoanalysis as a "Jewish pollution." Through the intervention of the British and U.S. governments, he was allowed to emigrate in 1938 to England, where he died 15 months later, widely honored for his original thinking. His theories have had a profound impact on psychology, anthropology, art, and literature, as well as on the thinking of millions of ordinary people about their own lives. Freud's daughter Anna Freud was the founder of the Hampstead Child Therapy Clinic in London, where her specialty was applying psychoanalysis to children. Her major work was The Ego and the Mechanisms of Defense (1936). (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Sigmund Freud

The Interpretation of Dreams (1900) 5,547 copies, 51 reviews
Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis (1917) 2,092 copies, 16 reviews
The Future of an Illusion (1927) 1,788 copies, 14 reviews
Totem and Taboo (1913) 1,644 copies, 14 reviews
Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality (1905) 1,535 copies, 8 reviews
The Psychopathology of Everyday Life (1901) — Author — 1,489 copies, 7 reviews
The Ego and the Id (1978) 1,080 copies, 8 reviews
Jokes and Their Relation to the Unconscious (1940) 977 copies, 4 reviews
Moses and Monotheism (1939) 970 copies, 5 reviews
The Freud Reader (1989) 946 copies, 5 reviews
Dora: An Analysis of A Case of Hysteria (1915) 935 copies, 6 reviews
The Basic Writings of Sigmund Freud (1938) 922 copies, 5 reviews
Beyond the Pleasure Principle (1920) 911 copies, 11 reviews
An Outline of Psychoanalysis (1940) 681 copies, 4 reviews
New Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis (1933) 675 copies, 4 reviews
On Dreams (1899) 673 copies, 7 reviews
Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego (1922) — Author — 665 copies, 4 reviews
Five Lectures on Psycho-Analysis (1977) 557 copies, 2 reviews
Studies in Hysteria (1895) 506 copies, 2 reviews
Three Case Histories (1963) 478 copies, 2 reviews
The Uncanny (Penguin Classics) (2003) 429 copies, 2 reviews
Dream Psychology: Psychanalysis for Beginners (1920) 281 copies, 8 reviews
Inhibitions, Symptoms and Anxiety (1963) 267 copies, 2 reviews
Sexuality and The Psychology of Love (1963) 263 copies, 1 review
The Freud/Jung Letters (1974) 252 copies, 1 review
General Psychological Theory (1963) 245 copies
On Metapsychology (1968) 202 copies, 2 reviews
An Autobiographical Study (1935) 197 copies, 3 reviews
The Psychology of Love (1976) 177 copies, 1 review
Two Short Accounts of Psycho-Analysis (1962) 158 copies, 1 review
Character and Culture (1963) 156 copies
Collected Papers: Studies in Parapsychology (1963) 150 copies, 6 reviews
Why War? (1934) 148 copies, 2 reviews
Case Histories 1 (Freud Library) (1977) 147 copies, 1 review
Art and Literature (1982) 143 copies
A Young Girl's Diary (1960) — Foreword — 133 copies, 3 reviews
The Schreber Case (1986) 125 copies, 2 reviews
Letters of Sigmund Freud (1960) 114 copies, 1 review
Cocaine papers (1975) 109 copies
Forgetting Things (2005) 108 copies
Case Histories II (1979) 93 copies, 1 review
Therapy and Technique (1963) 91 copies, 1 review
Deviant Love (2007) 89 copies
Sigmund Freud Selected Writings (1996) — Author — 86 copies, 1 review
The Wolfman (1918) 81 copies
The Wolf-Man (1971) 80 copies
Delusion and Dream and Other Essays (1966) 61 copies, 1 review
Studies in Parapsychology (1985) 59 copies
Essais de psychanalyse (1975) 58 copies
Psikanaliz ve Uygulama (1983) 51 copies, 2 reviews
Psicoanálisis del arte (1996) 36 copies, 1 review
Introduzione al narcisismo (1977) 35 copies
La psicoanalisi infantile (1997) 28 copies
Obras completas 1 28 copies, 1 review
Samlade skrifter (1997) 27 copies
Psychoanalysis and faith (1963) 26 copies
Obras completas (1901) 25 copies, 4 reviews
Collected Papers, Volume 3 (1943) 23 copies
La psicoanalisi (2007) 23 copies
La histeria (1996) 21 copies, 1 review
Aforismi e pensieri (1944) 19 copies
Gesammelte Werke (2014) 19 copies
Paranoia y neurosis obsesiva (1995) 17 copies, 1 review
Casi clinici (1991) 16 copies, 1 review
Correspondence (1977) 16 copies, 1 review
Opere 1886-1905 (1992) 15 copies
The Wisdom of Sigmund Freud (2010) 15 copies
Ma vie et la psychanalyse (1968) 15 copies
Tapauskertomukset (2006) 14 copies
Opere 1905/1921 (1993) 14 copies
Kitle Psikolojisi (2000) 13 copies
Beschouwingen over cultuur (1999) 12 copies
Epistolario (1976) 12 copies
Sexualleben (1972) 11 copies
Ensayos sobre sexualidad (1984) 11 copies, 1 review
On Cocaine (On Series) (2011) 11 copies
Ziektegeschiedenissen (1998) 10 copies
Mourning and Melancholia (2011) 10 copies
Werkausgabe in zwei Bänden (1978) 10 copies
De draagbare Freud (1991) 10 copies
Inimhinge anatoomiast (1999) 10 copies
Three Contemporary Theories (1962) 10 copies, 1 review
Introducción al psicoanálisis (1984) 9 copies, 1 review
Psychoanalyse (1990) 9 copies
Il perturbante (1993) 9 copies
Pszichoanalízis (1992) 8 copies
Opere complete (2013) 8 copies
Obras completas (1901) 7 copies
Perché la guerra? (1997) 7 copies
Psychanalyse (1991) 7 copies
Dreams in folklore (1958) 7 copies
Psykoanalyse (1994) 7 copies
Carteggio Freud-Groddeck (1973) 7 copies
Ruyalarin Yorumu (2014) 6 copies
Werken (2006) 6 copies
Freud Verbatim (2014) 6 copies
Sur la psychanalyse (1991) 6 copies
Relatos Clinicos (1997) 5 copies
Isteria e angoscia (1975) 5 copies
Autobiografía (2011) 5 copies
Psikanaliz Uzerine (2000) 5 copies
Cinsiyet Uzerine (2009) 5 copies
Briefwechsel (1974) 5 copies
Cartas de amor (1901) 5 copies
Freud: on war, sex and neurosis (1947) 5 copies, 1 review
Opere 1886-1921 (2009) 5 copies
Rüyalarin Yorumu 1 (2017) 5 copies
Nevrosi e psicosi (1970) 5 copies
Zum Thema: Goethe. (1987) 5 copies
Zwei Kinderneurosen, Bd 8 (1980) 4 copies
Bir Yanilsamanin Gelecegi (2000) 4 copies
Despre vis (2011) 4 copies
Ossessioni e fobie (1991) 4 copies
Briefwechsel (1968) 4 copies
Les Mots de Freud (1982) 4 copies
Opere 4 copies
Complete Works 4 copies
Amator Psikanalizi (2015) 4 copies
Névrose et psychose (2013) 4 copies, 1 review
Noi e la morte 4 copies
Rüyalarin Yorumu 2 (2017) 4 copies
Seksualteorien 4 copies
Opere scelte (1999) 4 copies
Sogni nel folklore 4 copies, 1 review
La negazione e altri scritti (1981) 4 copies, 1 review
フロイト 3 copies
Drøm og okkultisme (1996) 3 copies
Repression 3 copies, 1 review
Freud: Therapy and Technique (1963) — Author — 3 copies
Casi clinici: 5 (1976) 3 copies
Psicoanalisi e sessualita (1985) 3 copies
Metapsykologi (2008) 3 copies
Esszék (1982) 3 copies
Homem dos Lobos, O (2016) 3 copies
Freud, Sex, and Dreams (2003) 3 copies
Esquecimento e Fantasma (1991) 3 copies
Briefe (2013) 3 copies
L'Angoixa (1995) 3 copies
Escritos Sobre Literatura (2014) 3 copies, 1 review
The Best of Sigmund Freud (2016) 3 copies
La Répétition: Mémoire et compulsion (2019) 3 copies, 1 review
Auswahl 1920 - 1937 (1989) 2 copies
Psychical (Or Mental) Treatment (2014) 2 copies, 1 review
Freud, O.C.: Tomo 5 (1997) 2 copies
Cocukta Fobinin Analizi (2010) 2 copies
Amatör Psikanalizi (1998) 2 copies
Jesus und (Sigmund) Freud (1972) 2 copies
Mutlu Olma Ihtimalimiz (2019) 2 copies
Correspondance 1882-1938 (2015) 2 copies
Dreams and psychoanalysis — Author — 2 copies
Psykoanalytisk teknik (1977) 2 copies
Epistolario III 2 copies
TOTEM VE TABU 2 2 copies
TOTEM VE TABU 1 2 copies
Uygarlık Din Ve Toplum (2017) 2 copies
El hombre de los lobos (1995) 2 copies
Opere esenţiale (2009) 2 copies
Obras Completas II (2006) 2 copies
Freuds breve bind 2 (1997) 2 copies
Freud, O.C.: Tomo 7 (1997) 2 copies
Du masochisme (2011) 2 copies
Racconti analitici (2011) 2 copies
Making Freud more Freudian (2010) — Associated Name — 2 copies
Hvorfor krig? 2 copies
Lettres de jeunesse (1990) 2 copies
Ziektegeschiedenissen 2 copies, 1 review
Freud : Choix de textes (2003) 2 copies
Neurosenlehre 2 copies
Sogno e occultismo 2 copies, 1 review
Fetishism 2 copies
Studienausgabe (1989) 2 copies
Briefe, 1907-1926 (1980) 2 copies
La sexualité infantile (2011) 2 copies
Psicoanalisi dell'isteria (1991) 2 copies
O člověku a kultuře (1990) 2 copies
L'inquiétant familer (2011) 2 copies
L'inconscient (2013) 2 copies
Casi clinici: 3 2 copies
Sigmund Freud 2 copies
Freuds egen kogebog (1988) 2 copies
Lettres: 1904-1937 (2016) 1 copy
Egonezina Kulturan (2009) 1 copy
Freud, O.C.: Tomo 4 (2006) 1 copy
Cinsellik Üzerine (2020) 1 copy
Endişe 1 copy
Mpsychologie 1 copy
FRIKA 1 copy
Kulturdeki Huzursuzluk (2011) 1 copy
Psikoanaliza fëminore 1 copy, 1 review
Moses 1 copy
La Féminité (2016) 1 copy
"Bērnu sit" (1998) 1 copy
PSIKOLOGJIA 1 copy
Il problema della felicità 1 copy, 1 review
Casi clinici 7 1 copy, 1 review
A Young Girl's Diary. (1921) 1 copy
Aşkın Psikolojisi (2021) 1 copy
La teoria psicanalitica 1 copy, 1 review
Casi clinici 6 1 copy, 1 review
Epistolario II 1 copy, 1 review
Epistolario I 1 copy, 1 review
Rüya yorumlari (2017) 1 copy
Psikanaliz (2014) 1 copy
Casi Clinici 5 1 copy, 1 review
L'Io e l'Es 1 copy
Álomfejtés 1 copy
Alomfejtes 1 copy
Výklad snù ; O snu (1998) 1 copy
Freud vol. 2 1 copy
Gesammelte Werke XVI 1 copy, 1 review
Charakter a erotyka (1996) 1 copy
Pisma społeczne (1998) 1 copy
Vergânglichkeit (2011) 1 copy
Goethe Preis 1 copy
The Essential Freud (2010) 1 copy
Charcot 1 copy
Lo inconciente (Spanish Edition) (2012) 1 copy, 1 review
Čovek pacov 1 copy
Le lapsus 1 copy
Technika terapii (2007) 1 copy
Dwie nerwice dzieciece (2009) 1 copy
Studia nad histerią (2008) 1 copy
Pisma psychologiczne (2012) 1 copy
Casi clinici vol. 9 (1990) 1 copy
Essays [3 Bde] (1988) 1 copy
Výklad snů (1997) 1 copy
PRESIDENTE SCHREBER,EL (2015) 1 copy
HOMBRE DE LAS RATAS,EL (2014) 1 copy
Sul sogno 1 copy
Otobiyografi (2016) 1 copy
Cinsellik Uzerine (2015) 1 copy
Lettres à ses enfants (2012) 1 copy
Histeria i lęk (2014) 1 copy
Las recetas del Dr. Sigmund Freud (2011) 1 copy, 1 review
Briefwechsel 1909-1939 (2015) 1 copy
Opere I (2006) 1 copy
Opere - Volume II (1970) 1 copy
ENDRRAT 1 copy

Associated Works

Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama (1995) — Contributor, some editions — 953 copies, 7 reviews
The Sandman (1816) — Contributor, some editions — 631 copies, 16 reviews
Critical Theory Since Plato (1971) — Contributor, some editions — 410 copies, 1 review
Criticism: Major Statements (1964) — Contributor — 228 copies
Western Philosophy: An Anthology (1996) — Author, some editions — 198 copies
The Smiles of Rome: A Literary Companion for Readers and Travelers (2005) — Contributor — 62 copies, 2 reviews
The Grim Reader: Writings on Death, Dying, and Living On (1997) — Contributor — 61 copies
God (Hackett Readings in Philosophy) (1996) — Contributor, some editions — 61 copies
Sophocles: A Collection of Critical Essays (1966) — Contributor — 41 copies
Ritual : psycho-analytic studies (1976) — Preface, some editions — 36 copies
Onbehagen nieuw licht op de beschaafde mens (2016) — Contributor — 33 copies
The Question of God [2004 TV] (2004) — Contributor — 26 copies, 1 review
Patterns of Exposition, Alternate Edition (1969) — Contributor — 25 copies
Philosophy Now: An Introductory Reader (1972) — Contributor — 25 copies
Great companions : critical memoirs of some famous friends (2007) — Contributor — 23 copies, 1 review
Ein ganz besonderer Saft - Urin (1994) — Contributor — 18 copies
Introduction à la psychanalyse, Freud analyse critique (1973) — Contributor — 7 copies
Un secret du docteur Freud (2014) 7 copies, 1 review
Het derde testament joodse verhalen (1995) — Contributor, some editions — 7 copies
Topsy: The Story of a Golden-Haired Chow (History of Ideas Series) (1937) — Translator, some editions — 6 copies
Makers of the twentieth century: Marx, Nietzsche, Freud (1968) — some editions — 4 copies

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Freud: The Interpretation of Dreams in Dreamers (January 2017)
Sigmund Freud in Legacy Libraries (July 2012)

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"First published by Sigmund Freud in 1899, The Interpretation of Dreams considers why we dream and what it means in the larger picture of our psychological lives. Delving into theories of manifest and latent dream content, the special language of dreams, dreams as wish fulfillments, the significance of childhood experiences, and much more, Freud, widely considered the "father of psychoanalysis," thoroughly and thoughtfully examines dream psychology. Encompassing dozens of case histories and detailed analyses of actual dreams, this landmark text presents Freud's legendary work as a tool for comprehending our sleeping experiences." Source: Publisher description.

This is a magnificent version of Freud's masterwork, presented in a lavish illustrated style. It includes Freud's groundbreaking text plus an introduction and 16 essays by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson. Exquisite art from Dali, Rousseau, Francis Bacon and many other Modernist and Surrealist artists appear throughout. In addition to Freud's groundbreaking text the volume includes an introduction and 16 essays by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, the noted author and former projects director of the..... Source: Pinterest
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JungSocietySeattle | 50 other reviews | Nov 23, 2024 |
Psychopathology of everyday life -- The interpretation of dreams -- Three contributions to the theory of sex -- Wit and its relations to the unconscious -- Totem and taboo -- The history of the psychoanalytic movement. Source: LOC
 
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JungSocietySeattle | 4 other reviews | Nov 23, 2024 |
Terrible! Would not recommend. Started as an interesting analysis but turned into pages and pages of obsessive sex-dream connections.
 
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raulbimenyimana | 7 other reviews | Oct 13, 2024 |
Will do my review once I finish my analytical read in a while.
 
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