“Zarate’s
artwork is outstanding and Appignanesi’s
texts are solidly researched and clearly presented.”
Washington Post
“Immensely
resourceful, comic and dramatic … a remarkably
effective introduction” Guardian
Freud
revolutionised the way we think about ourselves.
His psychoanalytic terms such as Id, Ego,
libido, neurosis and Oedipus Complex have
become a part of our everyday vocabulary.
But do we know what they really mean?
Introducing
Freud successfully demystifies the facts of
Freud’s discovery of psychoanalysis.
Irreverent and witty but never trivial, the
book tells the story of Freud’s life
and ideas from his upbringing in 19th-century
Vienna, his early medical career and his encounter
with cocaine, to the gradual evolution of
his theories on the unconscious, dreams and
sexuality. With its combination of brilliantly
clever artwork and incisive text, this book
has achieved international success as one
of the most entertaining and informative introductions
to the father of psychoanalysis.
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Richard
Appignanesi is a novelist, editor and publisher,
and a Research Fellow at King’s College
London. He is the originating editor of the
Introducing series and has also written Postmodernism
and Existentialism in the series.
Oscar
Zarate is a highly acclaimed graphic artist
who has illustrated many Introducing titles.
His prize-winning graphic novel A Small Killing
is known throughout the world.
