Selected Writings - Tapa blanda

Although she always remained faithful to the basic frameworks established by her father, Anna Freud (1895-1982) was one of the most creative and innovative thinkers in the history of psychoanalysis. A pioneer in child analysis, Anna Freud wrote extensively on both normal and pathological child development. This superb anthology starts with substantial extracts from her classic Ego and the Mechanisms of Defence, the first crucial contribution to psychoanalytic theory elaborated by someone other than Sigmund Freud, and follows with fundamental papers on adolescence and analytical technique. Introductory notes and linking passages make this volume a definitive overview of Anna Freud's career.

Richard Ekins and Ruth Freeman are both psychoanalysts in private practice. They are the co-authors of Centres and Peripheries of Psychoanalysis.