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Books Reviews Studies on Hysteria Studies on Hysteria is a fascinating read because the cases
reported by the authors are each the equivalent of a short novel that captures the reader's interest. We see the development history of the disease and the risks of a new
form of treatment that leaves the word to the patient. The enthusiasm of the authors, especially of the young Freud, is contagious and if the severity of the clinical presentation has been questioned more recently (
Co-authored by Joseph Breuer and Freud, this book also marks the gradual break between the two men. Freud will
embark on the path of psychoanalysis while Breuer, older than him, will only follow from afar the work of his former protégé. The various chapters of the book bear the signature
and stamp of their author and the differences between the two men are clearly exposed. -- -- The Interpretation of Dreams is a large monograph on which Freud worked for several years. It is important to understand that this book is the culmination of an intense work on
himself, called since then self-analysis, made throughout the second half of 1890 and which can be traced in the correspondence with Written in Freud's own rich style, which eventually earned
him the Goethe Prize, this book is a study of dreams and resumes, to discuss and demonstrate the weaknesses, the different approaches made up to date of the dream phenomenon. It was only later that he devotes several
chapters to the question of the interpretation of dreams, and lays the theoretical and metapsychological bases of all of his work ( -- -- On Dreams With a quick and easy read, this little book gives only a rough
idea of the Freudian conception of dreams and leaves little room for the rich theorizing about the mental life contained the last chapters of his previous book.
Still it is a good introduction to the subject of dreams for anyone who wants to have a general idea. -- -- Dora: Analysis of a Case of Hysteria By publishing the case Dora in 1901, Freud wanted to
exemplify and to prove through a clinical example his dream monograph published one year ago. It is not at all surprising that the account of the case is specially centered on the
analysis of two dreams. Furthermore, psychoanalysis is at its incipient phase and Freud is still far away from realizing the true importance of the transference in the development of the treatment.
The case Dora has the typical imprint of Vienna at the beginning of the XX century, of the hypocrisy which characterized the treatment of sexual and adultery problems.
A pretty disturbed mother - obsessed with cleaning -, a father whose mistress was the wife of a friend - friend who tries, at the same time, to seduce Dora, who rejects him, and then he
allies with her father in order to make everything look like the imagination of the young woman, here are the premises for a day to day life drama. Let´s add as well the fact that the
father's mistress involves herself in the sexual education of the young girl, which makes complete the picture of an explosive situation. Freud was often reproached the abrupt intervention in the
Dora case. Some have seen it as a trauma repetition when Freud, believing the girl's story, interpreted it as a sign of love for the one that she rejected. This analytic episode comes
soon to an end at the initiative of the patient. An interesting text, especially if we avoid adopting a priori a polemical position and we seek to find the necessary lessons from this partial failure. -- -- The Psychopathology of Everyday Life Written at the same time as
Interpretation of Dreams, the Psychopathology of the Everyday Life was published in 1901 and it is one of the best well-known works by the lay public. Enjoying a pleasant and fascinating reading due to the
numerous related and analyzed examples, this book contributed to the spreading of the idea that no act is gratuitous and nothing happens without a purpose. -- -- Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality A durable but fake myth claims that the book's
publishing would have lead to vehement reactions from the scientific world who was horrified by the infantile sexuality theories. However, the reality is different.
Many books regarding sexuality were published at that time and the matter of an infantile sexual life was often approached and pretty good accepted. Besides, Freud's book enjoyed
from the beginning a rather discrete but favorable reaction, especially because the readers did not realize immediately to what extent the conception over the psycho-sexuality was revolutionary.
The three essays are a classical work of psychoanalysis. --
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Published in 1895 by Sigmund Freud and 
Published in 1899 but dated 1900 by the publisher, this book is the cornerstone of 
On Dreams is a small booklet written by Freud
after the publication of his monograph on dream interpretation, in 1900. At the urging of his friends, including 
Freud's vision about women made the object of numerous studies, conferences and colloquia, many of them having as a central team the case
Dora, the unhappy young woman misunderstood by the master. Nevertheless, the situation is much more complex.
With the monograph about 
