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FROM THE WORKS OF THEODOR REIK Of Love and Lust On the
Psychoanalysis of Romantic and Sexual Emotions by THEODOR REIK THE
NOONDAY PRESS A division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux New York
Contents Publishers Preface ix Authors Note Theme and Variations xi
Part One A Psychologist Looks at Love i Part Two Masochism in
Modern Man 195 Part Three The Unmarried 367 Part Four The Emotional
Differences of the Sexes 405 Publishers Preface Of Love and Lust is
the second of a series of volumes of selec tions from Theodor Reiks
works, of which The Search Within The Inner Experiences of a
Psychoanalyst, was the first. The Search Within was a synthesis of
his personal life, his training, practice and the development of
his philosophy. In this new volume he is concerned with the love
life and the sexual life of men and women. It is not only a
discussion of the differences in attitude toward love and sex but
toward many aspects of the cultural pattern of today. Only the
brave can struggle to love he writes. This particular volume
contains only material written since 1943 not more than a third of
it has ever been published in book form much of it was written
within the last year and is appearing here for the first time. Our
publishing relation has been close since Dr. Reik arrived in the
United States as a refugee in 1938. He did not wish to edit these
books himself and has asked me to do so and to explain them
briefly. Part One of this volume is taken from one of his most
successful books, A Psychologist Looks at Love, out of print now
for some years. It shows his departure from his master, Freuds,
theories and from those of most of his contemporaries in psychology
and psychoanalysis. The sex urge hemaintains, hunts for lustful
pleasure love is in search of joy and happiness. Part Two is from
Reiks great contribution to psychological literature, Masochism in
Modern Man. In using less than half the book, I have attempted to
keep those parts which have a direct bearing on the subject of this
particular book and also the core of Reiks new contributions to his
subject. Much of his com parison with Freuds theories has been
eliminated as have his ix chapters on social, religious and
cultural aspects of masochism. However, the phenomena and dynamics
of masochism are here as well as their relation to femininity. The
summing up of Reiks theory is contained in the chapter Victory
Through Defeat. Part Three, The Unmarried consists of two essays,
written for the symposium Why Are You Single, edited by Hilda Hol
land. Reik speaks plainly, as always, of the marriage shyness of
the male and the psychological fears and resistances of both men
and women to an acceptance of the marriage bond. Part Four, The
Emotional Differences of the Sexes, is the new and unpublished
material. There are some forty-nine sections, some of them are long
essays, some trenchant, short, almost anec dotal ones. He asks, Why
shouldnt we know how the other half of the world feels and he adds,
In our civilization, men are afraid that they will not be men
enough and women are afraid that they might be considered only
women. He tries to probe into the secret ways in which men and
women search for happiness. The material is clear, brisk, often
startling. It is filled with examples from shrewdly observed case
histories. His ma terial varies from frank comments on the
emotional mechanisms of the sexual act to studies of thedifferences
between men and women in manifold situations and in their fancied
and real characteristics. He is often profound, but often satirical
and witty as well. There are essays on Guilt Feelings, on
Impotence, Jealousy, The Sexualization of Clothes, Homosexuality,
Man and Money, Wit, Children. Fie writes of all this with sympathy
and understanding, not hesitating to agree or disagree with other
authorities. It is Reik in his mellowest mood, but uncompromis ing
as always...
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
March 2007 |
First published: |
March 2007 |
Authors: |
Theodor Reik
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 35mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
636 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4067-4157-5 |
Categories: |
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Social sciences >
Psychology >
General
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LSN: |
1-4067-4157-4 |
Barcode: |
9781406741575 |
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