The Myth of Freud by Pierre Varot Publisher: Beijing United Publishing Company

Introduction · · · · · ·
How to choose between money, power and beauty? How to distinguish between desire and need? Why do you need to love yourself before you can love others?

Greek mythology is magnificent and fantastic, just like the inner world of human beings. Now, familiar faces such as Oedipus, Athena, Icarus, Narcissus, Aphrodite and others have appeared one after another, and their stories have provided us with clear and easy-to-understand examples of psychoanalytic concepts such as unconsciousness, subconsciousness, repression, sublimation, and dreams.

After years of deep research in the field of psychoanalysis, the author of this book, Pierre Varro, discovered that using well-known plots from ancient Greek mythology and drama to explain relevant theories is a great way to popularize psychoanalytic knowledge. 20 mythological stories correspond to 20 psychoanalytic topics, each in its own chapter, in a concise and interesting form, guiding us to see through the illusions of the gods and understand our own hearts.

Only by understanding psychoanalysis can we better understand our own desires, strengths and weaknesses. Now follow Freud and start to explore the spiritual world of ourselves!

★ Psychoanalysis is integrated with Greek mythology, allowing the gods to "personally" interpret classic theories and concepts

Aphrodite's desire; Odysseus's pleasure principle; Oedipus's id, ego and superego; Pygmalion's sublimation... As a microcosm of human society, the Greek mythology we are familiar with is an excellent interpretation of psychoanalysis theory. The author selects 20 mythological stories and analyzes the psychoanalytic principles in them respectively, so that we can understand this research subtly while reading the stories, easily master the professional theories and concepts such as subconscious, unconscious, libido, and truly step into the door of psychoanalysis.

★Easily master Freud's theories and ideas, and teach you to read the foundational works of psychoanalysis such as "The Interpretation of Dreams" and "Three Essays on Sexuality"

What kind of power drives humans? What is the only instinct of humans? Why do voyeurism and exhibitionism appear? Is narcissism a manifestation of love or an illusion? ... Based on Freud's theory, this book carefully displays the mysterious and beautiful inner world of human beings. It also softens and splits classic works such as "The Interpretation of Dreams", "Three Essays on Sexuality" and "Introduction to Psychoanalysis" to make it easier for general readers to understand the ideas in them.

★Each chapter has its own independent theme, you can read it at any time

The book is divided into 20 chapters. Each chapter analyzes a mythological story around a theme. The subheadings make the structure of the book clearer and the context more distinct. The myth and theory are closely combined but do not interfere with each other, helping you save time and allowing you to browse the chapters you are interested in at will.

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About the Author
Pierre Varrod

Born in Lyon, France, he was the general manager of Robb's Dictionary and taught at the School of Journalism at Lyon Business School in France. He has published many articles on humanities in many French magazines and is the author of "Acting and Thinking Like Freud".