Freud: The Making of an Illusion

Freud: The Making of an Illusion - Paperback

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Freud: The Making of an Illusion - Paperback

Freud: The Making of an Illusion - Paperback

by Frederick Crews
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by Frederick Crews (Author)

From the master of Freud debunkers, the book that definitively puts an end to the myth of psychoanalysis and its creator

Since the 1970s, Sigmund Freud's scientific reputation has been in an accelerating tailspin--but nonetheless the idea persists that some of his contributions were visionary discoveries of lasting value. Now, drawing on rarely consulted archives, Frederick Crews has assembled a great volume of evidence that reveals a surprising new Freud: a man who blundered tragicomically in his dealings with patients, who in fact never cured anyone, who promoted cocaine as a miracle drug capable of curing a wide range of diseases, and who advanced his career through falsifying case histories and betraying the mentors who had helped him to rise. The legend has persisted, Crews shows, thanks to Freud's fictive self-invention as a master detective of the psyche, and later through a campaign of censorship and falsification conducted by his followers.

A monumental biographical study and a slashing critique, Freud: The Making of an Illusion will stand as the last word on one of the most significant and contested figures of the twentieth century.

Author Biography

Frederick Crews is the author of many books, including the bestselling satire The Pooh Perplex and Follies of the Wise, which was a finalist for a National Book Critics Circle award. He is also a professor emeritus of English at the University of California, Berkeley, a longtime contributor to The New York Review of Books, and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Number of Pages: 784
Dimensions: 1.97 x 8.9 x 5.98 IN
Publication Date: August 14, 2018
ISBN9781250183620
Author Frederick Crews
PublisherPicador USA
GenreBiography, Self-help & personal development, and History
FormatPaperback
PublishedAugust 2018
LanguageENG- English
Pages784
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

Related Subjects

Biography & Autobiography History Nonfiction Psychology

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