
NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISEASE MONOGRAPH SERIES NO. 7 - THREE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE THEORY OF SEX - SECOND EDITION SECOND REPRINTING - BY - PROF. SIGMUND FREUD, LL.D. - VIENNA - AUTHORIZED TRANSLATION BY - A.A. BRILL, PH.B., M.D. - CLINICAL ASSISTANT, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY; ASSISTANT IN MENTAL DISEASES, BELLEVUE HOSPITAL; ASSISTANT VISITING PHYSICIAN, HOSPITAL FOR NERVOUS DISEASES - WITH INTRODUCTION BY - JAMES J. PUTNAM, M.D. - NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISEASE PUBLISHING CO. - NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON 1920
NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISEASE MONOGRAPH SERIES - Edited by Drs. SMITH ELY JELLIFFE and WM. A. WHITE Numbers Issued
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INTRODUCTION TO TRANSLATION
AUTHOR'S PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
AUTHOR'S PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION
I. THE SEXUAL ABERRATIONS
II. THE INFANTILE SEXUALITY
III. THE TRANSFORMATION OF PUBERTY
INDEX
Introduce the work as a seminal collection of essays exploring the sexual instinct and its role in shaping personality, using clinical observations and cultural analysis. Written in the early twentieth century, it argues that deviations from a “normal” sexual life underlie many neurotic symptoms. The author blends case studies, folklore, and developmental theory to map how deep desires become distorted or redirected.
Key ideas include the birth of instinctual drives, their transformation through sublimation, the concept of repression, and how societal constraints reshape desire expression. The essays trace development from childhood through adulthood, showing how early experiences leave lasting imprints on the mind. Listeners will gain insight into the roots of anxiety, obsession, and other psychoneuroses, and appreciate a historically important framework that still influences modern thought.
Language
en
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~4 hours (260K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
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Produced by Audrey Longhurst, Joel Schlosberg and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team.
Release date
2005-02-08
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
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1856–1939
Best known for founding psychoanalysis, this Austrian neurologist changed how people think about dreams, memory, desire, and the hidden life of the mind. His ideas remain controversial, but they still shape psychology, literature, and everyday language.
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