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In this second edition of collected papers, editors Adrienne Harris and Stephen Kuchuck honor Sándor Ferenczi for his unique contribution to the theory and practice of psychoanalysis.1 Included are excerpts from previously unavailable papers, correspondence, and the Clinical Diary of 1932, all framed in a larger historical context and with fascinating commentary by a variety of contributors. In three sections—“The Context,” “History,” and “Theory and Technique” (each containing several chapters by different authors)—Harris and Kuchuck provide a comprehensive, in-depth understanding and appreciation of Ferenczi and of his struggle for recognition from Freud. This new volume inspired me to return to Ferenczi's writing and especially to his Clinical Diary for a better understanding of the man himself and his contribution.
As many analysts of today are aware, Ferenczi was prominent in Freud's Wednesday Circle and was the analyst of Ernest Jones, Melanie Klein, John Rickman, and other prominent members of the British Psychoanalytical Society, of which he became the first honorary member.