Eliot did, however, have great respect for Vittoz, whom he consulted in
Geneva and whose methods presumably helped Eliot recover from his
breakdown. I have not been able to determine what Vittoz would have
called himself, but surely not a psychoanalyst. He had a very rigid plan for
correcting what was considered neurasthenia. His book is available (in
libraries--no doubt not in print) describing it.
Nancy
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Subject: Re: psychiatrist or psychoanalyst?
In a message dated 9/25/01 4:45:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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> Check this out:
>
> "Alec Guinness Discusses His Role in Play By T. S. Eliot"
> By Maurice Zolotow
> February 26, 1950
> http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/08/24/reviews/guinness-party.htm
> l
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> Regards,
> Rick Parker
>
Interesting article. But Zolotow doesn't distinguish between a
psychoanalyst and a psychiatrist, and uses the words interchangeably. I'd
forgotten, though, about the couch, which I think nobody used except
Freudian psychoanalysts. But I think Nancy's right too about his having
religious components. One comment that's been made for a long time about
Freudian psychoanalysis is that it sounds more like a religion than a
science.
Sir Henry seems to me like a very sympathetic figure in the play, which is
surprising because Eliot didn't care much for Freud.
pat
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