The Essentials of Freud. Handy, clear, and understandable. Everything you need to have read by Freud. All texts are accompanied by an introduction. All of Freud's major themes are included. All texts are unabridged (except for those from The Interpretation of Dreams). Since Sigmund Freud wrote his works, we humans have thought differently about ourselves. He has provided us with new terms that help us better understand ourselves and our fellow humans: our motives, fears, dreams, and traumas. However, despite Freud's clear and comprehensible writing, accessing his extensive body of work is not easy. Where should one begin? This Freud Reader provides a solution. It gathers the most important texts with introductory comments and addresses all central themes. Whether it's the Oedipus complex, castration anxiety, penis envy, or the unconscious: here is all of Freud - in 600 pages.