"It is a real treat to find the bold iconoclasm of Thomas Szasz alongside the dazzling satire of Karl Kraus."—Paul Roazen, author of Freud and His Followers
"It is the great merit of Dr. Szasz's book that it shows-for the first time in such concentration-the role of Karl Kraus assigned to psychoanalysis in the performance of the 'black magic' that corrupted civilization."—Erich Heller, author of The Disinherited Mind
"The compelling lucidity the author attributes to Kraus is found also in Szasz's words as the psychiatrist continues his crusade against involuntary psychiatric diagnosis and treatment."—Booklist
Table of Contents
Preface
Preface to the First Edition
Part I - Karl Kraus: Satirist Against the Soul-Doctors
1. The Man and His Work
2.. Kraus and Freud: Unmasking the Unmasker
3. Karl Kraus: Noble Rhetorician
4. Kraus's Place in Cultural History
5. Karl Kraus Today
Part II - Karl Kraus: Selections from His Writings
6. On Psychoanalysis and Psychology
7. On Institutional and Forensic Psychiatry
8. On Language, Life, and Love
Summary
References
Index
5.25 x 8.25, 208 pages
February 1990