Sons and Lovers | Compare and Contrast

1900–1920: In 1912, Sigmund Freud delivers a speech before the London Society of Psychical Research detailing for the first time his theories on the unconscious as a repository of thoughts repressed by the conscious mind. Over the next few decades, psychoanalysis grows in popularity, with thousands of psychiatrists undergoing and then practicing Freudian psychoanalysis.

Today: Though academic interest in Freud remains strong, very few practicing Freudian psychoanalysts remain.

1900–1920: World War I is fought between 1914 and 1918, resulting in...

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