Elizabeth Severn - 9781138122864

Taylor & Francis

Elizabeth SevernThe \""Evil Genius\"" of Psychoanalysis\nAuthor(s): Arnold Rachman\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138122864, 978-1138122864\nSynopsis\nElizabeth Severn: The Evil Genius of Psychoanalysis chronicles the life and work of Elizabeth Severn, both as one of the most controversial analysands in the history of psychoanalysis, and as a psychoanalyst in her own right. Condemned by Freud as \""an evil genius\"", Freud disapproved of Severns work and had her influence expelled from the psychoanalytic mainstream. In this book, Rachman draws on years of research into Severn to present a much needed reappraisal of her life and work, as well as her contribution to modern psychoanalysis. \n\nArnold Rachmans re-discovery, restoration and analysis of the Elizabeth Severn Papers including previously unpublished interviews, books, brochures and photographs suggests that, far from a failure, that the analysis of Severn.