Ecrits vs Jenseits des Lustprinzips: Which Should You Read?

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Ecrits Jacques Lacan · 1966 ★★★★☆ 3.9 352 pages · ≈ 6 h 31 m · Moderate

Presents an English translation of Jacques Lacan's most famous work, with translations of all the papers featured in the original French edition.

Addresses Essays

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Jenseits des Lustprinzips Sigmund Freud · 1920 ★★★★☆ 3.7 81 pages · ≈ 1 h 30 m · Challenging

p. 64 missing

Psychoanalytic Theory Nonfiction

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The verdict

Readers rate Ecrits highest: Ecrits 3.9 · Jenseits des Lustprinzips 3.7.
Jenseits des Lustprinzips is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 6 for Ecrits.
Ecrits has the widest readership — 5 ratings behind its score.

How to choose

Want a one-evening read? Jenseits des Lustprinzips ≈ 1h vs 6h for Ecrits New to the genre? Ecrits Moderate vs Challenging for Jenseits des Lustprinzips

Scores by source

	Ecrits	Jenseits des Lustprinzips
Goodreads	—	3.0 (3)
Hardcover	4.3 (5)	—
Google Books	5.0 (1)	—

Reception

	Ecrits	Jenseits des Lustprinzips
Ratings	5	3
Editions	32	29
Written reviews	—	1
Wikipedia attention	—	2278
Pages	352	81

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