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Cesare Romano revisits Dora's clinical case in light of Freud's own seduction theory. His central thesis is that Freud failed to follow through with his initial proposition of confirming his theories on the traumatic aetiology of hysteria. He also suggests a new dating for the duration of Dora's therapy.
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Series Editor’s Foreword , Author and Translator’s Note , Foreword , The Case History , The first encounter with Dora , The second encounter with Dora and the beginning of the analysis , The first trauma: a disgusting kiss , From archaeologist to burglar , The dream of the burning house , The second dream , Confusion of tongues and the traumatolytic function of the dream , Conclusions , The Countertransference , Dora’s analysis and her analyst’s vicissitudes: a frame for Freud’s countertransference , Spinach, cocaine, and countertransference in a dream of Freud’s , Conclusions
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Cesare Romano
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Cesare Romano revisits Dora's clinical case in light of Freud's own seduction theory. His central thesis is that Freud failed to follow through with his initial proposition of confirming his theories on the traumatic aetiology of hysteria. He also suggests a new dating for the duration of Dora's therapy.
