"Clear and compelling, these lectures are at once more than accessible and often startlingly informative. In his characteristically lucid and incisive way, Forrester makes Freud new and intriguing. This book is that rare thing: a collection as much for the curious as for the knowledgeable, and the best book on Freud for many years."Adam Phillips
Editor's Preface Lisa AppignanesiForeword Darian LeaderLecture One: A Whole Climate of OpinionLecture Two: The Historical Foundations of PsychoanalysisLecture Three: Dreams and SexualityLecture Four: Psychoanalysis as a Theory of CultureLecture Five: Psychoanalysis as a MovementLecture Six: The Significance of Psychoanalysis in the Twentieth CenturyEndnotesFurther Reading
John Forrester was Professor of History and Philosophy of the Sciences at the University of Cambridge.Lisa Appignanesi is a prize-winning author of many books, including Everyday Madness: On Grief, Anger, Loss and Love.