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Title Page of Introductory Lectures on Psycho-Analysis
Sigmund Freud · 1922
The title page of the 1922 English edition of Freud's lecture collection, with a preface by Ernest Jones.
This is the title page of Freud's own published lecture collection, showing his authored work in English translation.
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What it is
This image shows the title page of Introductory Lectures on Psycho-Analysis by Sigmund Freud, in an authorized English translation by Joan Riviere, with a preface by Ernest Jones. It was published in 1922 by George Allen & Unwin, London, and is held by the Wellcome Collection.
Why it matters
This book collected Freud's introductory lectures on psychoanalysis for a wider audience, and its translation and preface by Ernest Jones, one of Freud's close colleagues, show how his ideas were being spread internationally in English.
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