Letter From Sigmund Freud
Original handwritten letter from Sigmund Freud, dated January 24, 1936, written on his personal letterhead from Berggasse 19 in Vienna. It is addressed to a Mr. Montgomery.Transcription and ContentThe letter is written primarily in German and addresses Freud's views on the relationship between medical studies and psychoanalysis. In it, he refers his correspondent to his existing work on the subject rather than providing new insights.A transcription of the German text is as follows:24. 1. 1936Dear Mr. MontgomeryIch habe meine Ansicht über die Beziehung des medizinischen Studiums zur Psychoanalyse sehr eingehend in einem kleinen Buch, „Die Frage der Laienanalyse Wien 1926“ vorgetragen und weiß nichts Neues darüber zu sagen. Amerika Ausgabe unter dem Titel The Problem of Lay-Analysis Brentano, New York 1927.Ihr ergebenerfreudSummary of the LetterSubject: Freud's stance on Lay Analysis, which concerns whether individuals without a medical degree should be permitted to practice psychoanalysis.Reference: He explicitly points the reader toward his 1926 book, Die Frage der Laienanalyse (The Question of Lay Analysis), noting that he has nothing new to add to the arguments presented there.English Edition: For an American audience, he specifies the English title, The Problem of Lay-Analysis, published by Brentano in New York in 1927.Freud was famously a defender of lay analysis, believing that a medical background was not a prerequisite for training in psychoanalysis.
English translation : January 24, 1936 Dear Mr. Montgomery,I have presented my view on the relationship between medical studies and psychoanalysis very thoroughly in a small book, "The Question of Lay Analysis, Vienna 1926," and have nothing new to say about it. American edition under the title The Problem of Lay-Analysis, Brentano, New York 1927.Yours sincerely,Freud
English translation : January 24, 1936 Dear Mr. Montgomery,I have presented my view on the relationship between medical studies and psychoanalysis very thoroughly in a small book, "The Question of Lay Analysis, Vienna 1926," and have nothing new to say about it. American edition under the title The Problem of Lay-Analysis, Brentano, New York 1927.Yours sincerely,Freud
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