Freud A Life For our Time By Peter Gay

1988 Hardcover,  1st Edition

Dust Jacket

W W Norton

Very Good

Biography

Freud: A Life for Our Time is a highly regarded, comprehensive biography of Sigmund Freud by historian Peter Gay, published in 1988. The book explores Freud's personal and professional life, his theories, and his impact, placing him within the context of his family, his city (Vienna), and the turbulent era of his life, including World War I and the rise of totalitarianism. Gay uses extensive, often unpublished, documents to provide a frank look at Freud's controversies, relationships, and innovations, making it a definitive work on the founder of psychoanalysis.