Napoleon Against Himself: A PsychobiographyPitchstone Publishing (US&CA), 1 באוג׳ 2015 - 543 עמודים Although Napoleon Bonaparte has been a favorite subject of biographers for nearly two centuries, to date no full-scale psychobiography of arguably the most compelling, fascinating, and complex leader in world history has ever been published. With Napoleon Against Himself, internationally recognized scholar Avner Falk fills this void. He not only considers Napoleon's intellect but also what use he made of it, how it affected his emotional life, and whether he used intellectualization as one of his unconscious defensive processes. Additionally, he examines Napoleon's ambivalent relationship with his mother, his identification with the &“Motherland,&” and his fits of narcissistic rage, violence, and aggression. Specifically, Falk focuses on his numerous irrational, self-defeating, and self-destructive actions. In weaving in the psychological interpretations that have previously been proposed for Napoleon's actions with his own new insights, Falk has created a most stimulating and original work that sheds much needed light on Napoleon's troubled inner world. |
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Of Cocks and Bees | |
Trafalgar and Beyond | |
The Jews as a Projection of Napoleons Self | |
The Polish Lover | |
Midlife Crisis | |
SelfInflicted Downfall | |
Wars Narcissism and Oedipal Struggles | |
SelfDestructive Moves | |
Farewell to Mother Corsica 8 Through a Psychological Lens | |
Becoming a Historical Figure | |
The Struggle to Master Inner Helplessness | |
Love Depression and Progression | |
Inventing Josephine | |
In War and in Love | |
War as a Cure for Depression | |
Facing the Ottomans and the British | |
Frances Ruler | |
Boundless Power | |
Imperial Ambitions and Infernal Machines | |
Taking on England | |
Kidnapping and Executing a Young Duke | |
Emperor of the French | |
More Plots and Conspiracies | |
New War with Austria | |
Divorce and Second Marriage | |
Fathering A Legitimate Son and Entering Russia | |
A Suicidal Invasion | |
Exile in Elba | |
Returning to France | |
Waterloo | |
Acknowledgments | |
Notes | |
References | |
Index | |
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מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
Ajaccio allies ambivalent André Castelot armée d’Italie armée du Rhin army August Austrian Bainville 1933 Barras battle became believed that Napoleon Bonaparte’s Brice Brienne British Carlo Carrington 1988 Castelot command Consul Bonaparte Corsica coup d’état defeat département Désirée Directoire Directoire exécutif Duke Duke of Enghien Egypt Elba elder brother Joseph Emperor Napoleon empire enemy father feared feelings Fouché France France’s French Gallo humiliation Ibid imperial Italy Jacques Bainville Jekels Jérôme Jews Joachim Murat Joseph Bonaparte Josephine Josephine’s king later letter Louis lover Lucien Madame Marbeuf March Maria Marie-Louise married Marshal McLynn military minister Murat Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon wrote Napoleon’s unconscious narcissistic Ottoman Palace Paoli Paris pope Prince psychoanalyst Pierce Clark rage rebels reportedly Republic republican Richardson 1972 royalist Russia Saint Helena Saliceti scholars Spain Spanish Talleyrand thought that Napoleon thousand Toulon treaty troops Tsar Aleksandr Tuileries Palace Tulard unconscious mind victory Vincent Cronin wanted wife