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Envy And Gratitude And Other Works 1946-1963
Envy And Gratitude And Other Works 1946-1963
Jan 15, 2025 7:46 PM

Author:Melanie Klein

Envy And Gratitude And Other Works 1946-1963

A perfect introduction to Melanie Klein’s modern neuroscientific research.

Melanie Klein's writings, particularly on infant development and psychosis, have been crucial both to theoretical work and to clinical practice. Envy and Gratitude collects her writings from 1946 until her death in 1960, including two papers published posthumously.

Klein's major paper, 'Notes on Some Schizoid Mechanisms', introduces the concept of the paranoid-schizoid position, in which the infant ego splits, projects and introjects its objects - most particularly the mother - during the first few months of life. Envy and Gratitude, her last major work, introduces her theory of primary envy.

Reviews

Klein's ideas about children, along with her many innovations in adult therapy, placed her in the top ranks of a group of 20th-century psychoanalysts who pioneered the study of early childhood psychology

—— Boston Globe

[A] seminal psychoanalytic thinker

—— New York Times

There is enough liveliness here, and enough imaginative suggestiveness, to keep the reader furiously entertained

—— Sunday Times

A scintillating collection of writings by one of the most influential thinkers of our time

—— Los Angeles Times

Eco is...a highly entertaining and perceptive "decoder" of the world

—— Times Literary Supplement

Designed to help people thrive during periods of change

—— Sunday Times

A motivational book to help you deal with change in your life

—— Guardian
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