Mortal Secrets: Freud, Vienna and the Discovery of the Modern Mind by Frank Tall

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Mortal Secrets by Frank Tallis Like Sarah Bakewells How to Live and Andrea Wulfs 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 FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Like Sarah Bakewells How to Live and Andrea Wulfs 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 ideasSome 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 Viennas most celebrated resident: Sigmund Freud. Mortal Secrets is the story of Freuds life, Viennas golden age, and an essential reappraisal of Freuds legacy. Author Biography Dr Frank Tallis is a writer and clinical psychologist. His non-fiction books include Lovesick, The Incurable Romantic and The Act of Living. He is also the author of the Liebermann Papers, a psychoanalytic detective series set in Freuds Vienna and adapted for television as the BBC drama Vienna Blood. He lives in London. Review Brilliantly rich and vivid * The Times, Books of the Year *Fascinating... the best book I have read on Freud and Vienna. Lucid, sceptical, sagacious, it perfectly explains how we are all, like it or not, Freudians now * TLS, Books of the Year *Frank Talliss lucid storytelling makes him an ideal guide in this dangerous but perennially exciting terrain * Sebastian Faulks *Tallis makes Freuds life and the lost world of Viennese society vividly comprehensible. Excellent and entertaining * Amanda Craig *An unusually well-balanced and remarkably fresh account of Freuds life and work - in historical and cultural context - viewed from the perspective of our own troubled times, and with contemporary scientific hindsight * Mark Solms, author of The Brain and the Inner World *Convincingly critical and convincingly admiring-among the best of innumerable Freud bios... Tallis provides an expert portrait of a brilliant, obsessive, ruthless figure * Kirkus *Takes a wide-ranging and fascinating look at how Sigmund Freud shaped and was shaped by the cultural ferment of late 19th- and early 20th-century Vienna... Stunning in its breadth and depth, this is a magisterial treatment of a towering thinker * Publishers Weekly *[A] wonderful biography... Tallis attempts to redeem Freuds "modernity" by considering him not so much as a scientist but as an artist and a product of the weird and gorgeous bloom of creativity and neurosis that flowered in the last decades of Habsburg Vienna -- James Marriott * The Times *An accessible, fluent introduction to Freuds life and work... Talliss book moves crisply between biographical scenes, snapshots of Viennas golden age, retellings of Freuds significant case histories, and well-crafted summaries of Freuds principal theories * Times Literary Supplement *Tallis clear-eyed judicious analysis is the best Ive read - about the city and the man * William Boyd * Details ISBN1408713756 Author Frank Tallis ISBN-10 1408713756 ISBN-13 9781408713754 Format Hardcover Year 2024 Publisher Little, Brown Book Group Imprint Abacus Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Publication Date 2024-03-07 UK Release Date 2024-03-07 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education Subtitle Freud, Vienna and the Discovery of the Modern Mind Pages 496 NZ Release Date 2024-06-10 AU Release Date 2024-06-10 DEWEY 150.1952092 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:158260486;

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