Psychology of the Unconscious
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Psychology of the Unconscious is an important early work of C. G. Jung, published as Wandlungen und Symbole der Libido in 1912.
The English translation by Beatrice M. Hinkle
appeared in 1916 under the full title of Psychology of the Unconscious: a study of the transformations and symbolisms of the libido, a contribution to the history of the evolution of thought.(London: Kegan Paul Trench Trubner).
Jung published a revised version of the work, in German in 1952, and translated into English in 1956 as Symbols of Transformation (Collected Works
Vol.5 ISBN 0-691-01815-4).
The book illustrates a theoretical divergence between Jung and Freud
on the nature of the libido
, and its publication led to a break in the friendship between the two men, both stating that the other was unable to admit he could possibly be wrong.
According to Jung, his work is an "extended commentary on a practical analysis of the prodromal stages of schizophrenia" (Jung, [1956] 1967: xxv). The analysis is of the Miller Fantasies. These are fantasies of a woman Jung did not know, and who was only identified by the pseudonym Frank Miller. She recorded her fantasies, with her own comments and impressions, before she succumbed to an outbreak of schizophrenia. Jung explains their crucially significant mythological content and portending influence. The Miller Fantasies are included as an appendix in Symbols of Transformation.
The English translation by Beatrice M. Hinkle
Beatrice M. Hinkle
Beatrice Moses Hinkle was a pioneering American feminist, psychoanalyst, writer, and translator.-Early life and marriage:Hinkle was born in San Francisco, California, to physician B. Frederick Moses and Elizabeth Benchley Van Geisen. In 1892 she married Walter Scott Hinkle, an assistant district...
appeared in 1916 under the full title of Psychology of the Unconscious: a study of the transformations and symbolisms of the libido, a contribution to the history of the evolution of thought.(London: Kegan Paul Trench Trubner).
Jung published a revised version of the work, in German in 1952, and translated into English in 1956 as Symbols of Transformation (Collected Works
The Collected Works of C. G. Jung
The Collected Works of C. G. Jung is a multi-volume work containing the writings of psychiatrist Carl Jung.Routledge published the first English-language edition of this set in the United Kingdom, while Princeton University Press published it in the United States as part of its Bollingen Series of...
Vol.5 ISBN 0-691-01815-4).
The book illustrates a theoretical divergence between Jung and Freud
Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud , born Sigismund Schlomo Freud , was an Austrian neurologist who founded the discipline of psychoanalysis...
on the nature of the libido
Libido
Libido refers to a person's sex drive or desire for sexual activity. The desire for sex is an aspect of a person's sexuality, but varies enormously from one person to another, and it also varies depending on circumstances at a particular time. A person who has extremely frequent or a suddenly...
, and its publication led to a break in the friendship between the two men, both stating that the other was unable to admit he could possibly be wrong.
According to Jung, his work is an "extended commentary on a practical analysis of the prodromal stages of schizophrenia" (Jung, [1956] 1967: xxv). The analysis is of the Miller Fantasies. These are fantasies of a woman Jung did not know, and who was only identified by the pseudonym Frank Miller. She recorded her fantasies, with her own comments and impressions, before she succumbed to an outbreak of schizophrenia. Jung explains their crucially significant mythological content and portending influence. The Miller Fantasies are included as an appendix in Symbols of Transformation.