Freud: A Life for Our Time

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Freud: A Life for Our Time is a comprehensive intellectual biography of Sigmund Freud that situates his life and theories within their broader historical and cultural context.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biography
book
intellectual biography
author Peter Gay
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coversTopic Freud's followers and critics
Oedipus complex
dream interpretation
psychoanalytic movement
unconscious mind
describes Freud's personal life
Freud's professional relationships
cultural context of Freud's work
development of Freud's theories
historical context of Freud's work
focusesOnPeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
genre historical biography
non-fiction
hasEdition hardcover edition
paperback edition
hasPerspective sympathetic but critical view of Freud
hasReception influential in Freud studies
widely acclaimed
intendedAudience general readers interested in Freud
scholars
language English
mainSubject Sigmund Freud
notableFor comprehensive treatment of Freud's life
integration of biography and intellectual history
pages ~800
publicationYear 1988
publisher W. W. Norton & Company
relatedField modern European history
psychoanalytic theory
relatedWork Civilization and Its Discontents
The Interpretation of Dreams
subject Viennese culture
history of psychology
intellectual history
psychoanalysis
timeSpanCovered Freud's entire life
usedAs reference work on Freud

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Peter Gay notableWork Freud: A Life for Our Time