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Freud: Darkness in the midst of vision |
| Breger, L. (2000). Freud: Darkness in the midst of vision. New York: Wiley. Although this book traces much of the same material covered by other recent biographies of Freud, it is worth reading for its emphasis on the human side of Sigmund Freud. Breger also offers readable chapters on both Adler and Jung. |
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Snapshots of Freud in America, 1899-1999 |
| Fancher, R. E. (2000). Snapshots of Freud in America, 1899-1999. : . (American Psychologist, 56, 1025-1028). Is Freud still relevant in America in the 21st century? In this brief essay, Raymond Fancher traces the history of Freud and Freudian influence in our contemporary world. |
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Dr. Freud: A life |
| Ferris, P. (1997). Dr. Freud: A life. Washington, DC: Counterpoint. Written by a novelist, this book is more readable, current, and objective than most of the other accounts of Freud's life. |
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An autobiographical study. (J. Strachey, Trans.) |
| Freud, S. (1952). An autobiographical study. (J. Strachey, Trans.). New York: Norton. (Original work published 1925). Freud's own story of his life and work up to 1925. For a more objective account, the reader may wish to supplement this brief autobiography with the writings of such modern "revisionists" as Ellenberger (1970), Ferris, (1997), Gay (1988), Macmillan (1991), Newton (1995), or Sulloway (1992). |
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The complete introductory lectures on psychoanalysis. (J. Strachey, Trans.) |
| Freud, S. (1966). The complete introductory lectures on psychoanalysis. (J. Strachey, Trans.). New York: Norton. (Original works published 1917, 1933). The best single-volume introduction to the central ideas of psychoanalysis by Freud himself, this book contains Freud's Introductory Lectures, first delivered at the University of Vienna from 1915 to 1917, and his New Introductory Lectures, which were never delivered, but which contain all the major changes that Freud made in his theory after World War I. |
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Freud: A life for our time |
| Gay, P. (1988). Freud: A life for our time. New York: Norton. Although not an easy book to read, Peter Gay's comprehensive, scholarly work is "must" read for the serious Freud student. |
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Sigmund Freud revisited |
| Noland, R. W. (1999). Sigmund Freud revisited. New York: Twayne. Richard Noland emphasizes Freud as a scientist and a physician trying to help troubled patients. After a quarter century of mostly critical works on Freud, Noland's brief book takes a positive view of his life and work. |
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Meeting Freud's family |
| Roazen, P. (1993). Meeting Freud's family. Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Press. Beginning in the mid-1960s, Paul Roazen has interviewed many of Freud's former friends and followers as well as three of his children, including his daughter Anna. The result is an intriguing look at the personal side of Freud. |
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