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Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939

  • The tobacconist
    Author:
    Seethaler, Robert, Collins, Charlotte
    Summary:

    Seventeen-year-old Franz Huchel leaves his village and journeys to Vienna to apprentice at a tobacco shop. There he meets Sigmund Freud, one of the regular customers. Over time, an unlikely friendship develops between the two very...
  • The Psychopathology of Everyday Life
    Author:
    FREUD, Sigmund
    Summary:

    Professor Freud developed his system of psychoanalysis while studying the so-called borderline cases of mental diseases, such as hysteria and compulsion neurosis. By discarding the old methods of treatment and strictly applying himself...
  • Nostalgia for the Absolute
    Author:
    Steiner, George
    Summary:

    Writer and scholar George Steiner's Massey Lectures are just as cogent today as when he delivered them in 1974 -- perhaps even more so. He argues that Western culture's moral and emotional emptiness stems from the decay of formal...
  • Freud : the making of an illusion
    Author:
    Crews, Frederick C.
    Summary:

    Since the 1970s, Sigmund Freud's scientific reputation has been in an accelerating tailspin. Nonetheless, the idea persists that some of Freud's contributions were visionary discoveries of lasting value. In this biography, Frederick...
  • Dieu et le docteur Grübbel
    Author:
    Vivier, Mario
    Summary:

    Novembre 1899. Le docteur Hans Grübbel, neurologue, reçoit dans sa maison de santé près de Berlin un nouveau patient. Celui-ci prétend être Dieu souffrant d’une maladie nerveuse. Or, le docteur remarque aussitôt qu’il ressemble à un...
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