On Psychopathology [antikvár]

INTRODUCTION TO B , ; THE PELICAN FREUD LIBRARY ' i ' i I I I'.'': 1 ¦ t S i i The Pelican Freud Library is intended to meet the needs of the || ', general reader by providing all Freud's major writings in translation together with an appropriate linking commentary. It is the first time that such an edition has been produced in paperback in the English language. It does not supplant The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud, translated fiom the German under the general editorship of James Strachey in collaboration with Anna Freud, assisted by Alix Strachey and Alan Tyson, editorial assistant Angela Richards (Hogarth Press, 24 volumes, 1953-74). The Standard Edition remains the fiillest and most authoritative collection published in any language. It does, however, provide a large enough selection to meet the requirements of all but the most specialist reader - in particular it aims to cater for students of sociology, anthropology, criminology, medicine, aesthetics and education, all of them fields in which Freud's ideas have established their relevance. ' The texts are reprinted unabridged, with corrections, from 1 ; i the 5iiî«i/<îri/Ei/iiti)«. The editorial commentary-introductions, ' j footnotes, internal cross-references, bibliographies and indexes | i - is also based upon the Standard Edition, but it has been abridged and where necessary adapted to suit the less specialized scope , -and purposes of the Pelican Freud Library. Some corrections 1 | ; have been made and some new material added. i ; iii ) ¦ . Selection of Material ; ' ¦ i i'i. This is not a complete edition of Freud's psychological works - I' still less of his works as a whole, which included important 1 j , I'i ¦ .