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Freud As Pessimist

Freud: the Mind of the Moralist. By Philip Rieff. (Gollancz, 30s.) SUBTLE and closely reasoned, alive to spreading relevances while it focuses on particular points, this book......

Being Simple

Poetry of This Age: 1908 to 1958. By J. M. Cohen. (Hutchinson, 25s.; Grey Arrow Books, 5s.) WE already owe a debt to Mr. Cohen for, among other translations, his Penguin version......