This title features an extraordinary collection of
thematically linked essays, including "The Uncanny", "Screen
Memories" and "Family Romances". Leonardo da Vinci fascinated Freud
primarily because he was keen to know why his personality was so
incomprehensible to his contemporaries. In this probing
biographical essay he deconstructs both da Vinci's character and
the nature of his genius. As ever, many of his exploratory avenues
lead to the subject's sexuality - why did da Vinci depict the naked
human body the way he did? What of his tendency to surround himself
with handsome young boys that he took on as his pupils? Intriguing,
thought-provoking and often contentious, this volume contains some
of Freud's best writing.
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