Theodore Reik. Of Love and Lust : On the Psychoanalysis of Romantic and Sexual Emotions. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Cudahy, 1957.
(220 x 150 mm) pp. 623. Black publisher's cloth binding with gilt title on spine. Bright crisp text. Overall GOOD condition.
Of Love and Lust: On the Psychoanalysis of Romantic and Sexual Emotions is a 1957 book by psychoanalyst Theodor Reik that explores love and sexuality from a psychoanalytic perspective, distinguishing between lust (seeking pleasure) and love (seeking joy and happiness). Reik's work offers a less conventional, more accessible analysis than some of his contemporaries, focusing on how self-regard forms the basis for loving and examining topics like marriage shyness and the emotional differences between sexes.