ABSTRACT

Sigmund Freud provides an invaluable introduction to the life and work of one of the twentieth century's most important thinkers. Studied on most undergraduate literary and cultural studies courses, Sigmund Freud takes a fresh look at the work of this groundbreaking theorist, offering students a clear introduction to Freud's importance for psychoanalytic literary criticism, while tracing the scientific and cultural contexts from which he emerged. This book guides readers through Freud's terminology and key ideas and includes a detailed bibliography of his own and other relevant texts.

chapter |11 pages

WHY FREUD?

part |1 pages

KEY IDEAS

chapter 1|11 pages

Early theories

chapter 2|15 pages

Interpretation

chapter 3|18 pages

Sexuality

chapter 4|18 pages

Case histories

chapter 5|15 pages

Freud’s maps of the mind

chapter 6|17 pages

Society and religion