PSYCHOANALYTIC ETHICS - WEISS,EDOARDO, FREUD, AND MUSSOLINI

This paper examines Edoardo Weiss's correspondence with S. Freud regarding Con‐cetta Forzano's analysis and Forzano's efforts to intercede with Mussolini on Freud's behalf after the Nazis invaded Austria in 1938. Freud's reliance on Mussolini can be explained by traditional Viennese attitudes toward Italy, the Duce's protectiveness about Austrian independence, and the relatively benign attitude of the Fascist regime towards Jews. Copyright © 1991 Wiley Periodicals, Inc., A Wiley Company