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Mortal Secrets

Freud, Vienna and the Discovery of the Modern Mind

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Mortal Secrets

By: Frank Tallis
Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
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 Like Sarah Bakewell's How to Live and Andrea Wulf's Magnificent Rebels, Mortal Secrets is a lively and accessible portrait of a major figure - Sigmund Freud - and the unprecedented era of creativity that shaped his ideas

Some cities are like stars. When the conditions are right, they ignite, and they burn with such fierce intensity that they outshine all their rivals. From 1890 and through the early years of the 20th century, Vienna became a dazzling beacon. The city was powered by an unprecedented number of extraordinary people - artists Klimt and Schiele, thinkers such as Theodor Herzl, and fashion icons like the glamorous Empress Sisi. Conversations in coffee houses and salons spurred advances in almost every area of human endeavour: science, politics, philosophy, and the arts. The influence of early 20th century Vienna is still detectable all around us - but the place where it is at its strongest is in our heads. The way we think about ourselves has been largely determined by Vienna's most celebrated resident: Sigmund Freud. Mortal Secrets is the story of Freud's life, Vienna's golden age, and an essential reappraisal of Freud's legacy.©2024 Frank Tallis (P)2024 Hachette Audio UK Europe Professionals & Academics Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Social Scientists & Psychologists Colonial Period

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Clear unjargoned, well written and read. Good understandable summaries of Freud's work, deeply researched history. humorous

Freud's relevance today

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This is a long overdue re-examination of the scale of Frued's achievement. Whilst refusing to duck Frued's considerable flaws and some of his questionable practices, - who now would defend a psychotherapist psychoanalysing his/her own daughter, - he outlines Frued's impact on the modern world. An impact far greater than many of the major 20th century 'isms' and his uncanny ability to understand the maliase at the heart of civilisation. A towering narrative touching upon everything from Ancient Egyptian mythology to entropy and the 2nd law of thermodynamics. A book for our time.

Frued Reappraised

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