In 1909 Sigmund Freud visited America for the only time. Arriving on 'The George Washington' with Carl Jung he was to give a series of lectures at Clark University. Whilst he was there he did take on a number of consultations to propagate his recently developed 'psychoanalysis'. Jed Rubenfeld develops around these events a murder mystery and touches on the use of Freud's theories to suggest a variety of motivations for murder. Along the way the developing schism between Freud and Jung is explored, and how controversial Freud must have been to academic thought at the start of the twentieth century. As you might expect in this world of ideas, thoughts, the mind, psychology and neuroses there are lots of twists and turns along the way, and plenty of surprises. There are some pretty strong passages, including descriptions of sexual activities. The author makes a pretty good attempt at explaining the two sets of theories expounded by Freud and Jung, although I must admit I'm not sure if I got it entirely clear. There is time for an in depth analysis of 'Hamlet' too and an attempted explanation of his motive, or lack of motivation. It will provoke me to look into the controversy between these two thinkers. Good fun and worth a rating of 8/10.Monday 24 September 2007
The Interpretation of Murder - Jed Rubenfeld
This certainly isn't your average detective novel!
In 1909 Sigmund Freud visited America for the only time. Arriving on 'The George Washington' with Carl Jung he was to give a series of lectures at Clark University. Whilst he was there he did take on a number of consultations to propagate his recently developed 'psychoanalysis'. Jed Rubenfeld develops around these events a murder mystery and touches on the use of Freud's theories to suggest a variety of motivations for murder. Along the way the developing schism between Freud and Jung is explored, and how controversial Freud must have been to academic thought at the start of the twentieth century. As you might expect in this world of ideas, thoughts, the mind, psychology and neuroses there are lots of twists and turns along the way, and plenty of surprises. There are some pretty strong passages, including descriptions of sexual activities. The author makes a pretty good attempt at explaining the two sets of theories expounded by Freud and Jung, although I must admit I'm not sure if I got it entirely clear. There is time for an in depth analysis of 'Hamlet' too and an attempted explanation of his motive, or lack of motivation. It will provoke me to look into the controversy between these two thinkers. Good fun and worth a rating of 8/10.
In 1909 Sigmund Freud visited America for the only time. Arriving on 'The George Washington' with Carl Jung he was to give a series of lectures at Clark University. Whilst he was there he did take on a number of consultations to propagate his recently developed 'psychoanalysis'. Jed Rubenfeld develops around these events a murder mystery and touches on the use of Freud's theories to suggest a variety of motivations for murder. Along the way the developing schism between Freud and Jung is explored, and how controversial Freud must have been to academic thought at the start of the twentieth century. As you might expect in this world of ideas, thoughts, the mind, psychology and neuroses there are lots of twists and turns along the way, and plenty of surprises. There are some pretty strong passages, including descriptions of sexual activities. The author makes a pretty good attempt at explaining the two sets of theories expounded by Freud and Jung, although I must admit I'm not sure if I got it entirely clear. There is time for an in depth analysis of 'Hamlet' too and an attempted explanation of his motive, or lack of motivation. It will provoke me to look into the controversy between these two thinkers. Good fun and worth a rating of 8/10.
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