Envy and Gratitude and Other Works 1946-1963

**A perfect introduction to Melanie Klein’s modern neuroscientific research.**

Melanie Klein's writings, particularly on infant development and psychosis, have been crucial both to theoretical work and to clinical practice. *Envy and Gratitude* collects her writings from 1946 until her death in 1960, including two papers published posthumously.

Klein's major paper, 'Notes on Some Schizoid Mechanisms', introduces the concept of the paranoid-schizoid position, in which the infant ego splits, projects and introjects its objects - most particularly the mother - during the first few months of life. *Envy and Gratitude* , her last major work, introduces her theory of primary envy.