Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality

Synopsis

The standard edition of freud's seminal theory of the psychology of sexuality these three essays -- "the sexual aberrations, " "infantile sexuality, " and "the transformations of puberty" -- are among sigmund freud's most important works. Here, freud outlines the core features of libido theory, his grand view of the psychology of sexuality: sexual perversion is a matter of human nature and "normal" sexual behavior only appears later in life, sexual urges begin in infancy, and these urges turn their attention outward as we mature through puberty.