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Freud: A Life for Our Time is a biography of Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, by the historian Peter Gay. The book was first published in the United Kingdom by J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. The book has been praised by some commentators and compared to the psychoanalyst Ernest Jones 's The Life and Work of Sigmund Freud (–).

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While clearly partial to Freud, Gay gives a far more balanced and at times critical account of his life than Ernest Jones's very orthodox The Life & Work of Sigmund. Freud: a life for our time by Gay, Peter, Publication date Topics Freud, Sigmund,Freud, Sigmund,Psychoanalysts, Psychoanalysis, Psychoanalysis, Psychoanalysts Publisher New York: Norton Collection internetarchivebooks; americana; printdisabled Contributor Internet Archive Language English Item Size G.

Peter Gay tells us that although his Freud: A Life for Our Time was “in the making for a long time,” it only took him “two and a half short and intense years to write it” (p. This simply wonderful book will take its place among the definitive biographies of Freud.

Since the book is such a long one, most researchers might question what could result from such a relatively brief writing stint. The author, an historian and superb writer with psychoanalytical training, has written extensively on Freud and the era in which he worked.

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Sign up for free Log in. Uploaded by Lotu Tii on September 11, Hamburger icon An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. Want more? Please see your browser settings for this feature. Originally published: New York : Norton, Includes bibliographical references pages and index.

Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape "Donate to the archive" User icon An illustration of a person's head and chest. This book presents a biography of nineteenth-century Austrian physician Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, discussing his personal life and family, education, career, and professional struggles.

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