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Freuds landmark writings on love and sexuality, including the famous case study of Dora newly translated and in one volume for the first timeThis original collection brings together the most important writings on the psychology of love by one of the great thinkers of the twentieth century. Sigmund Freuds discussions of the ways in which sexuality is always psychosexuality that there is no sexuality without fantasy have changed social, cultural, and intellectual attitudes toward erotic life. Among the influential pieces included here are On Female Sexuality, The Taboo of Virginity, A Child Is Being Beaten, and the widely cited case history of the eighteenyearold Dora, making The Psychology of Love essential reading for anyone who wants to understand Freuds tremendous legacy.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the Englishspeaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as uptodate translations by awardwinning translators.
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Freuds landmark writings on love and sexuality, including the famous case study of Dora newly translated and in one volume for the first timeThis original collection brings together the most important writings on the psychology of love by one of the great thinkers of the twentieth century. Sigmund Freuds discussions of the ways in which sexuality is always psychosexuality that there is no sexuality without fantasy have changed social, cultural, and intellectual attitudes toward erotic life. Among the influential pieces included here are On Female Sexuality, The Taboo of Virginity, A Child Is Being Beaten, and the widely cited case history of the eighteenyearold Dora, making The Psychology of Love essential reading for anyone who wants to understand Freuds tremendous legacy.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the Englishspeaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as uptodate translations by awardwinning translators.
