
Brother Animal
A major figure among pre-World War I psychoanalysts, Victor Tausk was perhaps Sigmund Freud''s most brilliant pupil—"the most prominently outstanding" in the opinion of Lou Andreas-Salome. Tausk craved recognition for the originality of his work, and a fierce rivalry developed between pupil and mentor. Tausk. who felt a deep and neurotic dependence on Freud, was totally consumed in the struggle. F...
A major figure among pre-World War I psychoanalysts, Victor Tausk was perhaps Sigmund Freud''s most brilliant pupil—"the most prominently outstanding" in the opinion of Lou Andreas-Salome. Tausk craved recognition for the originality of his work, and a fierce rivalry developed between pupil and mentor. Tausk. who felt a deep and neurotic dependence on Freud, was totally consumed in the struggle. F...