The Freud Encyclopedia

This new reference work is the first in-depth encyclopedia on the life, work, and theories of Sigmund Freud. Coverage includes the most recent debates on such topics as the theory of dreams and the Oedipus complex, as well as biographical sketches of leading figures in the Freudian movement, such as Melanie Klein, Karl Abraham, and Otto Rank. Other articles discuss philosophers who anticipated or influenced Freud, such as Schopenhauer and Nietzsche, and the many movements that have been influenced by his work, from the early twentieth-century Surrealists to the present day. Featuring contributions from specialists in some 25 countries, the entries include: * Agoraphobia * Anna Freud (Daughter) * Anna O. * Birth Trauma * Bloomsbury Group * Breastfeeding * Cathartic Method * Couch, Psychoanalytic * Dream-work * Free Will * Freud's Atheism * Frustration-Regression * Guilt * Lacan and Freudian Theory * Literary Criticism * Marxism and Freudianism * Oral Stage * Penis Envy * Suggestion * Surrealism *Thematic Apperception Test * Wolf Man * and many more.

Edward Erwin is professor of philosophy at the University of Miami at Coral Gables