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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.
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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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Story Of Abraham And Isaac, The Primordial Conflict Between Father
And Son.
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rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for
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