The Freud-Klein Controversies 1941-45 by Pearl King

The Freud-Klein Controversies 1941-45 by Pearl King

Following Freud's death in 1939, the radical theories of Melanie Klein were the subject of prolonged controversy and fierce debate within the British Psychoanalytical Society. At the time, individuals fought passionately in support of their positions.

In the midst of, or as a result of, the personal animosities and political manoeuvrings, important intellectual contributions were made, and practical decisions taken, which were to affect the development of psychoanalysis down to the present day.

The Freud-Klein Controversies 1941-45 offers the first complete record of the debate, including all relevant papers and correspondence, based on previously closed archive material which is presented without censorship.

"A meticulously researched work of great importance" - Dr Harold Blum, Director of the Sigmund Freud Archives

"This book has been meticulously edited by King and Steiner, who both provide clear and helpful introductions to each section....no psychoanalytic library can be complete without it. It makes for exhaustive, exhausting and fascinating reading." - Noel Hess

"The publication of the "Discussions" is an event of special significance, for the issues considered are as alive today as they were at the time they took place." - Joseph Sandler, former Freud Memorial Professor of Psychoanalysis, University of London

"Steiner and King have performed and invaluable service by bringing these documents before the public, and their significance will not easily be exhausted by the readers who are sure to pore over them." - Peter Rudnytsky, London Review of Books

"Who would have thought a near thousand page archive could be so dramatic?....Its gripping power stems from the volume seizing on issues which, however buried, are still very much alive today. And for this its editors are to be congratulated for organising their material so well." - Janet Sayers, British Journal of Psychotherapy

"The most important document from post-Freudian psychoanalysis." - André Green, Member of the Paris Psychoanalytical Society and Honorary member of the British Psychoanalytic Society, UK

King, Pearl: - Pearl King in addition to having been a practicing psychoanalyst since the early 1950s, is a lecturer, training supervisor and historian/archivist of the profession. She worked closely with both Dr D.W. Winnicott and Dr John Bowlby, all three being members of the British Psychoanalytical Society, of which Pearl King became the first non-medical President. She also served as Secretary to the International Psychoanalytical Association and was awarded the Sigourney Award, the highest honour in the discipline of psychoanalysis. The Freud-Klein Controversies is one of her best-known books, translated into many different languages. She is also the editor of No Ordinary Psychoanalyst: The Exceptional Contributions of John Rickman (2003, Karnac).

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ISBN 13	9780415082747
ISBN 10	0415082749
Title	The Freud-Klein Controversies 1941-45
Author	Pearl King
Series	The New Library Of Psychoanalysis
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	1992-08-27
Number of pages	996
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