The Complete Letters of Sigmund Freud to Wilhelm Fliess, 1887-1904 [Paperback]

Sigmund Freud (Author), Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson (Translator)

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Extraordinary...These letters are remarkable for many reasons. Written during the years in which Freud was fathering the key notions of psychoanalysis as well as family and career, they reveal his thought processes as he shares them generously; almost pedagogically, and unguardedly with his trusted correspondent. (Chicago Tribune Bookworld )

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Text: English, German (translation) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 505 pages
• Publisher: Belknap Press (October 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0674154215
• ISBN-13: 978-0674154216
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 5.9 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Freud's self-analysis and beyond, January 27, 2001

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Maurizio Pompili ("Sapienza" University of Rome, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Italy & McLean Hospital - Harvard Medical School, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Letters of Sigmund Freud to Wilhelm Fliess, 1887-1904 (Paperback)

The Freud-Fliess letters are the very foundations of psychoanalysis as most authors agree that it is possible to recognize what Freud developed later. Basically, through those letters Freud analysed himself and the reader can appreciate the very beginning of the great discoveries that Freud did after that period. In particular, Fliess who was Freud's best friend, shared the same scientific enthusiasm of Freud, but the pair ended up building a very odd relationship, namely Freud unconsciously considered Fliess his analyst (even if they were only corresponding) and most authors agree that Freud developed a negative transference that led to the end of the friendship. Anyone interested in the history of psychoanalysis should read this book and explore Freud's passions.