Life Against Death: The Psychoanalytical Meaning of History by Norman O. Brown

(Hardcover) Acceptable Condition, Text Body intact and without tearing. Cover has wear and rubbing wear, and slight tears. There are some underlining in text as well. 5th Printing 1963 Synopsis "a radical analysis and critique of the work of Sigmund Freud, tries to provide a theoretical rationale for a nonrepressive civilization, explores parallels between psychoanalysis and Martin Luther's theology, and draws on revolutionary themes in western religious thought, especially the body mysticism of Jakob Böhme and William Blake. It was the result of an interest in psychoanalysis that began when the philosopher Herbert Marcuse suggested to Brown that he should read Freud."