ABSTRACT

This book provides an in-depth analysis of the major milestones in Karl Abraham's career, and highlights his interest in mythology and his permanent focus on the libido. It explores his development of two different forms of early object relations: incorporation and destruction.

part 1|112 pages

Abraham, Psychoanalysis, and his Time

chapter 1|3 pages

An introduction

chapter 2|11 pages

Historical context

chapter 3|8 pages

The limits of a life

chapter 5|45 pages

Transfer to Berlin (1908–1915)

chapter 6|13 pages

The Great War

chapter 7|18 pages

The psychoanalytic trenches again

part 2|50 pages

Abraham’s Role and Uniqueness in Psychoanalytic Theory

chapter 9|18 pages

Abraham and the psychoanalytic movement

chapter 10|6 pages

Abraham, linguistics, and mythology

chapter 11|4 pages

Applied psychoanalysis

chapter 12|8 pages

The correspondence

chapter 14|4 pages

Training analyst and supervisor

part 3|99 pages

Evolution of Abraham’s Thought Regarding the History of Libidinal Development (1907–1925)

part 4|56 pages

Abraham, the Object, and Psychoanalysis

chapter 21|6 pages

The object as a key concept

chapter 23|4 pages

To conclude

chapter 24|14 pages

Chronology

chapter 25|22 pages

The Scientific Environment of Karl Abraham