Over the past several decades we have seen numerous clinical and theoretical emendations and additions to the psychoanalytical literature. Questions have been raised as to whether psychoanalysis possesses one theory or two—or even more; there are various claims as to what is the superordinate theory of psychoanalysis, and almost every basic concept has been challenged by some and defended by others. These exchanges, however, have generally been piecemeal, and a comprehensive and intensive overview of what may be described as contemporary standard psychoanalytic theory has not beeen available. With the publication of Psychoanalysis: the Basic Concepts that overview has been richly achieved.

There is no work of a scope with which one can properly compare this book. The editors of this work, Burness Moore and the late Bernard Fine, previously published the Glossary