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FROM THIRTY YEARSWITH FREUDTHEODOR REIKTRANSLATED FROM THE
GERMANCONTENTSPAGEEDITORIAL PREFACE......7PREFACEA PORTRAIT COMES
TO LIFE 9PARTIFREUD AND HIS FOLLOWERSCHAPTERI. MEMORIES OF SIGMUND
FREUD 13II. LAST VISIT TO FREUD 32III. FREUD AND HIS FOLLOWERS
39IV. STUDENTS OR SORCERERS APPRENTICES? ......50PART HAN UNKNOWN
LECTURE OF FREUDSV. AN UNKNOWN LECTURE OF FREUDS 63PART HIFREUD AS
A CRITIC OF OUR CULTUREVL CIVILIZATION AND ITS DISCONTENTS 90VII.
THE FUTURE OF AN ILLUSION 108VIIL NOTE ON A RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE
127IX. THE STUDY ON DOSTOYEVSKY 142PART IVESSAYS ON DIVERSE
SUBJECTSCHAPTER PAGEX. EMBARRASSMENT IN GREETING 159XL ON THE
NATURE OF JEWISH WIT 164XII. THE WAY OF ALL FLESH 174XIIL THE
LATENT MEANING OF ELLIPTICALDISTORTION.....188XIV. MANS DUAL NEED
FOR SOCIETY ANDSOLITUDE 198XV. THE ECHO OF THE PROVERB 201INDEX
213EDITORIAL PREFACEDESPITE Freuds personal frankness in
hiswritings he retained a deep inner reserve andso is likely to
remain a man of mystery to futuregenerations, who will greatly like
to understandwhat manner of mind it was that was able unaidedto
penetrate so profoundly into its own secrets andinto those of
humanity. Any scraps of information, therefore, concerning his
remarkable personalitywill be welcome, and the present book
providessome of undoubted interest. Dr. Reik throws lighton several
aspects of Freuds personality, amongwhich special attention may be
called to the convincing evidence of Freuds fundamental hopefulness
and the falsity of designating him a pessimist.The author would be
the last to deny that theglimpses he gives us are but partial ones,
and thathe does not pretend to paint a complete picture. Hewould
further, I am sure, admit that the passageofyears has brought an
increasing risk of strengtheningthe subjective factor in some of
his judgements andpossibly also in his memories. Two little
instancesoccur to me. He says that after Freuds serious illnessthe
only thing noticeable was that he cleared histhroat when he
lectured. In fact, Freud neverlectured after that date and only on
one occasiondid he ever even attend a meeting of the
Society.Clearing the throat was a habit he had always hadwhat the
illness brought was the difficulty of articulation. The second
instance concerns Dr. Reiksquoting Freuds prohibiting the
celebration of hisEDITORIAL PREFACEseventieth birthday with the
remark, alluding toKarl Abrahams recent death, one cannot celebrate
with a corpse in the house. In fact there wasan important
celebration of that birthday I wentto Vienna myself to attend it.
And Freuds birthdaywas in May, while Abraham had died in the
previousDecember. If Dr. Reiks memory is correct aboutFreuds
remark, then it is certainly not to be takenas an expression of
conventional piety on Freudspartthis would have been not in the
least characteristic of himbut as an illustration of the way
hewould snatch at any pretext to avoid, or at leastminimise, a
ceremonial occasion.While, therefore, we are grateful to Dr.
These selections from Theodor Reik's work concern the love life and
sexual activity of men and women. Reik establishes the theme of
this work in the following way: "The sex urge hunts for lustful
pleasure; love is in search of joy and happiness." Over a third of
this volume had never been published in book form before it
originally appeared half a century ago. Its appearance in
paperback, for the first time, is a welcome addition to current
debates, liberated from ideological and political constraints. The
first part of the book is so far ahead of its time that it is still
current. It reveals Reik's departure from Freud's theories and from
those of most of his contemporaries in psychology and
psychoanalysis. Part Two is a greatly abbreviated version of
Masochism in Modern Man, retaining those parts with a direct
bearing on the subject of this volume. Part Three offers two essays
on why people remain single. In the author's usual direct style,
they deal with the marriage shyness of the male and the
psychological fears and resistance of both men and women to
acceptance of the marriage bond. Part Four is Reik at his wisest.
"The first lady whom I asked to read the manuscript said smilingly:
'Many of your impressions about us (women) are correct. No man
should read the book!' A few seconds later, she said: 'Or rather,
every man should read the book!'" As Paul Roazen noted, "in
contrast to some of Freud's other followers, Reik was prescient
early on in distinguishing self-love from narcissism. Reik believed
that genuine self-regard was the ultimate basis for developing the
capacity to love." At times Reik seems to defend women, at times to
critique them. Yet he writes with sympathy and understanding. He
challenges other authorities who have written on the subject, but
he also agrees with many of them. Love and Lust is civilized
writing at its most provocative. Reik is authoritative, and his
book reflects the glow of a rich personality. It is mellow, but
uncompromising.
These selections from Theodor Reik's work concern the love life
and sexual activity of men and women. Reik establishes the theme of
this work in the following way: "The sex urge hunts for lustful
pleasure; love is in search of joy and happiness." Over a third of
this volume had never been published in book form before it
originally appeared half a century ago. Its appearance in
paperback, for the first time, is a welcome addition to current
debates, liberated from ideological and political constraints.
The first part of the book is so far ahead of its time that it
is still current. It reveals Reik's departure from Freud's theories
and from those of most of his contemporaries in psychology and
psychoanalysis. Part Two is a greatly abbreviated version of
Masochism in Modern Man, retaining those parts with a direct
bearing on the subject of this volume. Part Three offers two essays
on why people remain single. In the author's usual direct style,
they deal with the marriage shyness of the male and the
psychological fears and resistance of both men and women to
acceptance of the marriage bond. Part Four is Reik at his wisest.
"The first lady whom I asked to read the manuscript said smilingly:
'Many of your impressions about us (women) are correct. No man
should read the book ' A few seconds later, she said: 'Or rather,
every man should read the book '"
As Paul Roazen noted, "in contrast to some of Freud's other
followers, Reik was prescient early on in distinguishing self-love
from narcissism. Reik believed that genuine self-regard was the
ultimate basis for developing the capacity to love."
At times Reik seems to defend women, at times to critique them.
Yet he writes with sympathy and understanding. He challenges other
authorities who have written on the subject, but he also agrees
with many of them. Love and Lust is civilized writing at its most
provocative. Reik is authoritative, and his book reflects the glow
of a rich personality. It is mellow, but uncompromising.
A psychological treatise on mankind's attitudes towards pain,
inflicting pain and causing pain to others. Many of the earliest
books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are
now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are
republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality,
modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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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FROM THIRTY YEARSWITH FREUDTHEODOR REIKTRANSLATED FROM THE
GERMANCONTENTSPAGEEDITORIAL PREFACE......7PREFACEA PORTRAIT COMES
TO LIFE 9PARTIFREUD AND HIS FOLLOWERSCHAPTERI. MEMORIES OF SIGMUND
FREUD 13II. LAST VISIT TO FREUD 32III. FREUD AND HIS FOLLOWERS
39IV. STUDENTS OR SORCERERS APPRENTICES? ......50PART HAN UNKNOWN
LECTURE OF FREUDSV. AN UNKNOWN LECTURE OF FREUDS 63PART HIFREUD AS
A CRITIC OF OUR CULTUREVL CIVILIZATION AND ITS DISCONTENTS 90VII.
THE FUTURE OF AN ILLUSION 108VIIL NOTE ON A RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE
127IX. THE STUDY ON DOSTOYEVSKY 142PART IVESSAYS ON DIVERSE
SUBJECTSCHAPTER PAGEX. EMBARRASSMENT IN GREETING 159XL ON THE
NATURE OF JEWISH WIT 164XII. THE WAY OF ALL FLESH 174XIIL THE
LATENT MEANING OF ELLIPTICALDISTORTION.....188XIV. MANS DUAL NEED
FOR SOCIETY ANDSOLITUDE 198XV. THE ECHO OF THE PROVERB 201INDEX
213EDITORIAL PREFACEDESPITE Freuds personal frankness in
hiswritings he retained a deep inner reserve andso is likely to
remain a man of mystery to futuregenerations, who will greatly like
to understandwhat manner of mind it was that was able unaidedto
penetrate so profoundly into its own secrets andinto those of
humanity. Any scraps of information, therefore, concerning his
remarkable personalitywill be welcome, and the present book
providessome of undoubted interest. Dr. Reik throws lighton several
aspects of Freuds personality, amongwhich special attention may be
called to the convincing evidence of Freuds fundamental hopefulness
and the falsity of designating him a pessimist.The author would be
the last to deny that theglimpses he gives us are but partial ones,
and thathe does not pretend to paint a complete picture. Hewould
further, I am sure, admit that the passageofyears has brought an
increasing risk of strengtheningthe subjective factor in some of
his judgements andpossibly also in his memories. Two little
instancesoccur to me. He says that after Freuds serious illnessthe
only thing noticeable was that he cleared histhroat when he
lectured. In fact, Freud neverlectured after that date and only on
one occasiondid he ever even attend a meeting of the
Society.Clearing the throat was a habit he had always hadwhat the
illness brought was the difficulty of articulation. The second
instance concerns Dr. Reiksquoting Freuds prohibiting the
celebration of hisEDITORIAL PREFACEseventieth birthday with the
remark, alluding toKarl Abrahams recent death, one cannot celebrate
with a corpse in the house. In fact there wasan important
celebration of that birthday I wentto Vienna myself to attend it.
And Freuds birthdaywas in May, while Abraham had died in the
previousDecember. If Dr. Reiks memory is correct aboutFreuds
remark, then it is certainly not to be takenas an expression of
conventional piety on Freudspartthis would have been not in the
least characteristic of himbut as an illustration of the way
hewould snatch at any pretext to avoid, or at leastminimise, a
ceremonial occasion.While, therefore, we are grateful to Dr.
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rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for
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Story Of Abraham And Isaac, The Primordial Conflict Between Father
And Son.
Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of
rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for
everyone!
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rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for
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