Examines the instinctual and mental sources of hate, greed, aggression, love, guilt, and reparation and probes the natural human desire for balance between positive and destructive forces[...]
The Life and Work of Joan Riviere traces her journey from dressmaker's apprentice, and member of the Society for Psychical Research, to Sigmund Freud's patient and his favourite translator. Marion Bower examines Riviere's important legacy and contribution to the early development of psychoanalysis.R[...]