In Shakespeare’s Richard III, V.iii, during the night before his fatal Battle of Bosworth Field, King is visited by ghosts those he has slain—Prince Edward Wales, Henry VI, Clarence, Rivers, Grey, Vaughn, two young princes V and Shrewsbury, Hastings, Lady Anne, Buckingham. As awakens, terrified, as though these visits were real events. Only then does realize had a nightmare—‘Soft, I did but dream./ O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me!’ (V.iii.178–179). His dream prefigures defeat...

We review and bring up to date Sigmund Freud's neglected conclusions about the authorship of works William Shakespeare. Freud was “nearly convinced” by his two readings 1920 book Thomas Looney that first proposed Edward de Vere, Earl Oxford (1550–1604) used pseudonym front man from Stratford. But none followers took challenge investigate implications Veres for psychoanalytic interpretation literary works. had no way knowing “smoking gun” recently has all but vindicated opinion: close...

In the introduction to her excellent book, Aisha Abbasi acknowledges that allusion ‘serenity’ in title is an ideal can never be fully attained. fact, book attempts correct...

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Click to increase image sizeClick decrease size Notes† The topic of this article was suggested me by Walter Kaufmann, who supervised a thesis I wrote on subject at Princeton. He has been frequent assistance me, through both personal contact and his scholarship Nietzsche. also want acknowledge my gratitude Weston La Barre, deepened understanding Freud.

This article draws attention to a topic that has been mostly ignored in our literature: the manifold transference meanings of patients' reactions other patients. Central aspects patient's may be displaced onto analyst's The author includes clinical examples hospitalized patients, where such transferences patients are often more dramatic and obvious, as well from neurotic less tend resolve readily through interpretation. displacement feelings also important implications for training analyses,...

The author, a staff psychiatrist at Chestnut Lodge from 1986 to 1991, worked there the same time contributor Liat Katz was patient. Using her article as jumping-off point, he offers personal portrait of perspective, based on what struck him unique and most salient about hospital community. Among other characteristics, encouraged patients be themselves. This one core therapeutic features Lodge, it stimulated creativity among its staff. Thus, both were helped in overcoming ubiquitous often...

The patient's spontaneous disclosure of a parent's name is frequently associated with appearance core conflicts, especially genetic and transference themes incest, other oedipal derivatives, separation anxiety. Using first has the unconscious implication since one doing something which one's parent but not oneself allowed to do. In some primitive cultures, saying aloud names parents was strictly forbidden. Disclosing analyst may parallel developmental step during childhood when patient...

This article provides the text of English translation Sigmund Freud’s previously unpublished 1935 letter to Percy Allen, only known in which Freud expresses his unqualified support for theory that ‘William Shakespeare’ was pen name Edward de Vere, Earl Oxford (1550–1604). The summarizes literature on authorship views, showing scholars who disagree with this matter have minimized opinion by pathologizing it, or emphasizing reservations about matter. prevailing as wrote Shakespeare, close...

This paper focuses on a number of transference and countertransference issues in the author's psychotherapy with Allan, which was supervised by Harold Searles. One prominent feature work Allan's extreme identity confusion. Among many manifestations his lack coherent habit referring to himself third person, as “he” rather than “I.” As unfolded, Allan began treat me though I were he, often addressing “Allan.” For part, he consciously identified my therapist. dramatically overt example what...