Lexington Books
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978-1-4985-6848-7 • Hardback • November 2017 • $111.00 • (£85.00)
978-1-4985-6849-4 • eBook • November 2017 • $105.50 • (£82.00)
Charlotte Schwartz is psychoanalyst and emeritus assistant professor of pediatrics at New York Medical College.
Chapter 1: Freud: The Progenitor of Object Relations Theory
Chapter 2: Freud’s Case Studies: The Hidden Object
Chapter 3: Klein’s Object and Drive Theories: A Perpetuated Myth
Chapter 4: Klein’s Case Studies
Chapter 5: The Triumvirate: Ferenczi, Abraham, and Jones
Chapter 6: Fairbairn: The Reclusive Scot and his Object Theories
Chapter 7: Guntrip: A New Movement
Chapter 8: D. W. Winnicott: The Herald
Chapter 9: Freud-Klein Controversies 1941–1945
Charlotte Schwartz's Mythologies Surrounding Freud and Klein: Implications for Psychoanalysis is both important and timely. It sets out, boldly and convincingly, to reverse conventional psychoanalytic history, positing Freud as much more engaged with object relations than is usually thought, and Melanie Klein as more of a drive theorist than is generally conceded. Brilliantly argued with uncommon good sense, the book probes in detail the theories and case studies of Freud and Klein before going on to examine the positions of later figures in the context of its main arguments. Schwartz's lifetime dedication to psychoanalytic theory and practice is evident on every page. Her book is a model of clarity, a joy to read, and a passionate call for a re-assessment of the truisms that perpetuate ignorance.
— Tony Pipolo, PhD, private practice and editor of The Psychoanalytic Review