The fifty-one texts in this volume range from Freuds dreams, to essays on sexuality, and on to his late writings, includingCivilization and Its Discontents. Peter Gay, a leading scholar of Freud and his work, has carefully chosen these selections to provide a full portrait of Freuds thought. His clear introductions to the selections help guide the readers journey through each work. Many of the selections are reproduced in full. All have been selected from the Standard Edition, the only English translation for which Freud gave approval both to the editorial plan and to specific renderings of key words and phrases.