Product Description

Melanie Klein was probably the most controversial and influential figure that has yet appeared on the British psychoanalytic scene. She left Germany in 1926 and settled in London where she soon quarrelled with Anna Freud. Klein pioneered the psychoanalysis of children and applied her insights on the infantile origins of unconscious drives to adult analysis. Her relationship with her own children was highly troubled. In this critical yet sympathetic book Meira Likierman of the Tavistock clinic assesses the work, life and lasting influence of this brilliant figure.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16742 in Books
• Published on: 2002-07-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 202 pages

About the Author
Meira Likierman is a senior staff member at the Tavistock Clinic in London

Customer Reviews

Excellent & Concise view of Melanie Klein's Work
Meria has cetainly done her research and this is an excellent book. The best I have read during my studies so far. I have also heard Meria lecture in Oxford and she is excellent. The first time I read this book I got a little lost in the middle as I was a real novice at the time but I re-read a year later and I got so much more out of the book. Excellent. I think this is one book I will read and read and read again.

useful, all encompassing biography
There is so little comprehensable material on this key psychologist that this new book is a welcome relief. Klein is a highly influential psychoanalyst and I think students and inquistive readers alike will find Meira Likierman's book readable, accessible and enjoyable.