Set on the eve of world war i, a dangerous method describes the turbulent relationships between carl jung, founder of analytical psychology. Spielrein figures prominently in two contemporary british plays. In the records at burgholzli hospital, jung 1905 described her as oriental and voluptuous, and her face as bearing a sensuous, dreamy expression. Your study is extraordinarily intelligent and contains splendid ideas whose priority i am happy to acknowledge as yours.
Forgotten pioneer of psychoanalysis, a published in 2003. This essay is about sabina spielrein 18851942, female archetype of the queen in exile, or russian jewish wise woman connected with the two leading pioneers of the first hour c. Io, che ho dovuto rappresentare una salda torre per molte persone deboli, sono il. Spielrein was the first woman to write a psychoanalytic dissertation. You will look from the pdf that your sticker album agreed is absolutely right. Their intense therapeutic relationship led to a fascination that lasted, for spielrein, for the rest of her life. This passion because it is so strong, must destroy in order to be contained within the limits of selfpreservation.
Sabina spielrein, forgotten pioneer of psychoanalysis. Sells has written an important book that anyone interested in depth psychology or the history of women in psychology should read. Brano tratto da una lettera di carl gustav jung a sabina spielrein. From obscurity to the silver screen john kerr, author of a dangerous method. Sabina 1998 by snoo wilson and the talking cure 2003 by christopher hampton based on john kerrs book a most dangerous method in which ralph fiennes played jung, and jodhi may played spielrein. Your thinking is bold, farreaching, and philosophical. Jung, freud and sabina spielrein, recounts the events leading to his book and to the recent film by david cronenberg. Since the 1982 publication of aldo carotenutos book, a secret symmetry. Starting from sabinas journal and adding letters to and from freud, together with various writings between freud and jung, carotenuto brings to the public unknown biographic details that complete the widely known portrets of jung and freud and creates the portret of sabina, another prolific analyst. Explores the life and work of psychoanalyst sabina spielrein through a feminist and mythopoetic lens. Sigmund freud, founder of the discipline of psychoanalysis. Gold winner for psychology, 2017 foreword indies book of the year awards long stigmatized as carl jungs hysterical mistress, sabina spielrein 18851942 was in fact a key figure in the history of psychoanalytic thought. She is also known as carl jungs patient and student and was rumored to have had a romantic relationship with jung. As known, similar to you gain access to a book, one to recall is not on your own the pdf, but in addition to the genre of the book.
The story of jung, freud, and sabina spielrein kerr, john on. In the records at burgholzli hospital on his treatment of spielrein, jung wrote an entry in his own handwriting on january 29, 1905. Sabina spielrein between jung and freud, there has been renewed interest in the life and work of sabina spielrein. Forgotten pioneer of psychoanalysis complements the first edition by retaining many of the most important documents about her life and work. Sabina spielrein fell deeply in love with jung during her treatment, a love that she knew must remain secret due to his marriage and the ethics of his profession. In sabina spielrein sells is intent on correcting a narrative she claims is prevalent in the existing secondary literature that focuses primarily on spielreins sexual relationship with carl jung, while diminishing her theoretical contributions to psychoanalysis.
Sabina spielrein, destruction as the cause of coming into being. A mere footnote in the standard edition of freuds works, sabina spielrein first emerged from oblivion as an historical person with the publication by w. In sabina spielrein, sells examines spielrein s life and work from a feminist and mythopoetic perspective. It is debatable whether spielrein and jungs relationship was consummated, but it did give birth to some of the most important ideas within psychoanalysis and analytical psychology. Thomas kirsch says, i have no idea whether jung had a sexual affair with sabina spielrein. This made no stir until 1980, when spielreins german diaries and correspondence with freud and jung were published by aldo carotenuto, a devoted italian jungian. She was nineteen at the time and had been very protected from sexuality and sexual information.
The author dissents from the widely accepted interpretation that the relationship between sabina spielrein and carl jung in the years 19041910 included sexual intercourse and constituted an ethical breach of the doctorpatient boundary in the course of a. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read sabina spielrein. Oprah, carl jung, and a remarkable essay about sex and. Sabina spielrein was a russian doctor and one of the first female psychoanalysts. Sabina spielrein my name was sabina spielrein, a documentary made in 2002 the talking cure, a play written in 2003 by christopher hampton. Sabina 1998 by snoo wilson and the talking cure 2003 by christopher hampton based on the book a most dangerous method. Sabina spielrein tra jung e freud freud, sigmund e sabina spielrein, jung, carl gustav e sabina spielrein, spielrein, sabina lettere e carteggi, spielrein, sabina, trombetta, carlo, carotenuto, aldo. Oprah, carl jung, and a remarkable essay about sex and death a historical case of sexual abuse and plagiarism. The other book written on sabina speilrein is titled a most dangerous method written by john kerr in 1993.
A most dangerous method the story of jung freud amp sabina. Included in this edition are jung s hospital records of his treatment of spielrein, jung s letters to spielrein following her discharge in 1905, extracts from her personal diary, and her ground breaking paper on the development of language, the origin of the childs words papa and mama. In the records at burgholzli hospital, jung 1905 described her as oriental and voluptuous. Sabina spielrein has been overlooked for far too long. Sabina spielrein and the beginnings of psychoanalysis joins the growing field of scholarship on spielreins distinctive and significant theoretical innovations at the foundations of psychoanalysis and serves as a new english language source of some of spielreins key works. Sabina spielrein author of destruction as the cause of. It is debatable whether spielrein and jung s relationship was consummated, but. Sabina spielrein between freud and jung, written by aldo carotenutou in 1982. Their intense therapeutic relationship led to a mutual fascination that lasted, for spielrein, for the rest of her life. She was in succession an analysand, then student, then colleague of carl gustav jung. I like to make the case, that she could have completed a triad in the theoretical development of psychoanalysis. Freud, jung, and sabina spielrein basis of authors later book a most dangerous method the story of jung, freud and sabina spielrein signed copy with additional notes by kerr, john major contributor to edited by paul stepansky and a great selection of related books, art and. Mcguire of the epochal correspondence between freud and jung in 1974. Female archetype of sabina spielrein queen or wise women.
Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. As a young woman, she was jungs first psychoanalytic patient, and, during the course of her therapy, they began an intense romantic relationship, which continued for. In an interview about the film, jungian analyst, dr. When spielrein informs jung of her decision to kill the phantasy of siegfried in favour of her own real daughter, jung replies angrily in a letter dated 3rd. Sabina spielrein and the beginnings of psychoanalysis. Jung and spielreins struggle with the erotic transference. Forgotten pioneer of psychoanalysis, revised edition by available from rakuten kobo. Carl jung letters to sabina spielrein carl jung depth psychology sabina spielrein, a pioneer active in the early stages of the birth of psychoanalysis who made significant contributions to the field, was the first person to propose the thesis about instinctual life, which freud later adapted.
Sabina spielrein, a forgotten pioneer of psychoanalysis a new film starring keira knightley documents the torrid and ultimately tragic life of. To remedy the relative neglect of the contribution of sabina spielrein to psychoanalysis this article details her early life, psychiatric hospitalization, analysis by jung, love affair with him, extracts from her diary, correspondence with jung and freud, and published writing. Forgotten pioneer of psychoanalysis, revised edition. Sabina spielrein was a russian psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, a respected colleague of carl jung and sigmund freud. She was in succession an analysand, then student, then colleague of carl gustav jung, a man with whom she also had a romantic relationship. She was, of course, systematically planning my seduction, which i considered inopportune. Psychoanalyst sabina spielrein biography verywell mind. Sabina spielrein forgotten pioneer of psychoanalysis.