Freud's ''on narcissism: an introduction''

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On Narcissism: An Introduction is a densely packed essay dealing with ideas that are still being debated today - from the role of narcissism in normal and pathological development and the relationship of narcissism to homosexuality, libido, romantic love, and self-esteem to issues of therapeutic intervention. The contributors place the work in the context of Freud's evolving thinking, point out its innovations, review its problematic aspects, and examine how its theoretical concepts have been elaborated more recently by analysts of diverse theoretic persuasions. In addition, they use Freud's text to chart new developments in psychoanalysis and point toward still unresolved problems. An introduction by Joseph Sandler, Ethel Spector Person, and Peter Fonagy provides a succinct overview of the material. Contributors: Willy Baranger, David Bell, R. Horacio Etchegoyen, Peter Fonagy, Leon Grinberg, Bela Grunberger, Heinz Henseler, Otto F. Kernberg, Paul H. Ornstein, Ethel Spector Person, Joseph Sandler, Hanna Segal, Nikolaus Treurniet, Clifford Yorke. Part One On Narcissism: An Introduction (1914) / Sigmund Freud -- chapter On Narcissism: An Introduction / Joseph Sandler -- part Two Discussion of?On Narcissism: An Introduction? / Joseph Sandler -- chapter Freud's?On Narcissism?: A Teaching Text / Clifford Yorke -- chapter?On Narcissism: An Introduction?: Text and Context / R. Horacio Etchegoyen -- chapter Introduction to?On Narcissism? / Nikolaas Treurniet -- chapter Letter to Sigmund Freud / León Grinberg -- chapter Narcissism in Freud / Willy Baranger -- chapter A Contemporary Reading of?On Narcissism? / Otto F. Kernberg -- chapter The Theory of Narcissism in the Work of Freud and Klein / Hanna Segal -- chapter From Narcissism to Ego Psychology to Self Psychology / Paul H. Ornstein -- chapter Narcissism as a Form of Relationship / Heinz Henseler -- chapter Narcissism and the Analytic Situation / Béla Grünberger.