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War memoirs 1917-1919

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Bion's War Memoirs is perhaps the most exceptional piece of autobiography yet written by a psychoanalyst. The first section of the book is documentary, consisting of the entire text of the diaries which Bion wrote as a young man to record his experiences on the Western Front in 1917-1919, and this volume also includes the photographs and diagrams with which he illustrated his recollections. The diaries are followed by two later essays, in which he reflects upon his wartime experiences. Wilfred Bion has long been renowned as one of the great psychoanalysts, his career spanning much of the twent

Title War memoirs 1917-1919 / Wilfred R. Bion
edited by Francesca Bion.
Edition Second edition.
Publisher London : Routledge
Creation Date 2018
Notes Previous edition issued in print: London: Karnac Books, 1997.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Content COVER
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
DIARY
France, June 26, 1917, to January 10, 1919
1917
1918
COMMENTARY
1972
AMIENS
Prelude
Fugue
AFTERMATH
REFERENCES
INDEX
Extent 1 online resource (321 p.)
Language English
National Library system number 997010718250305171
MARC RECORDS
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