Publisher's Synopsis
A magnificent version of FreudÆs masterwork, presented in a lavish illustrated style. In addition to FreudÆs groundbreaking text, meticulously edited, the volume includes an introduction and 16 essays by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, the noted author and former projects director of the Sigmund Freud Archives. Relevant excerpts from such psychoanalytical writers as Carl Jung, Jacques Lacan, and Karen Horney illuminate and expand on FreudÆs theories, and historical images and a detailed biography shine a light on FreudÆs life and times. Exquisite art from Dali, Rousseau, Francis Bacon, Chagall, Kahlo and many other Modernist and Surrealist artists appear throughout, and the book offers readers a unique multilayered experience: Masson's sidebars appear as booklets ôhiddenö in the full-spread artwork, while stills from a 1906 film called Dream of a Rarebit Fiend are transformed into a 9' x 5' flipbook.
