Tales from the Freudian Crypt: The Death Drive in Text and ContextTales from the Freudian Crypt is a fundamental reassessment of the Freud legend that aims to shake the very foundations of Freud studies. Writing from the perspective of intellectual history, the author traces the impact that Freud's essay Beyond the Pleasure Principle has had, and continues to have, on twentieth century thought. Designed as both an introduction and a corrective to the vast literature on Freud, the book explores the trail left by