Hanna Segal's now-classic introduction to the work of Melanie Klein is a fundamental guide to Kleinian psychoanalysis. In it, the author summarizes her experiences from her long personal collaboration with Melanie Klein, her reading of Klein's writings, as well as her own analytical practice and teaching at the Institute of Psychoanalysis in London. For the second German edition, Hanna Segal has written a new preface. A postscript by John Steiner on the further development of Melanie Klein's theories by Hanna Segal concludes the volume.

Contents:
Introduction
1. Melanie Klein's Early Work
2. Fantasy
3. The Paranoid-Schizoid Position
4. Envy
5. The Psychopathology of the Paranoid-Schizoid Position
6. The Depressive Position
7. Manic Defense Mechanisms
8. Reparation
9. The Early Stages of the Oedipus Complex
10. Postscript on Technique
Glossary
The Publications of Melanie Klein
Index.