Can the existing English translation by James Strachey of Freud’s Psychological Works be salvaged and updated, or is a completely fresh start called for?

This is the question that confronted Mark Solms, the editor of the Revised Standard Edition, when he began his massive task thirty years ago.

In this presentation, he will provide the answer that he came to, and explain why.

This will entail an interesting consideration of the widespread accusation that Strachey ‘falsely scientized’ Freud.

The talk will also entail a birds-eye overview of the many ways in which the Revised Standard Edition differs from the old one.