The theoretical thesis, which aims to find and compare different conceptions and interpretation of the life of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The interest of this thesis is centered on the interpretation of Goethe's relationship with his sister. Interpretation of the relationship of Goethe and his sister is based on two approaches, the psychoanalytic and historical approach. Psychoanalytic approach is represented by Sigmund Freud and Kurt Eissler, who offer interpretations of some aspects of the relationship of Goethe with his sister. Historical approach is represented by Richard Friedenthal and Astrid Seele. They submit biographical context of the poets life and also point to his relationship with his sister. On the basis of these sources are data analyzed within psychoanalytic theory. To explain Goethe's relationship with his sister is thinking about the form of their incestuous sibling relationship or oedipus complex.

A pesquisa investiga o desenvolvimento do conceito de caráter no pensamento de Wilhelm Reich. Está baseada numa leitura sistemática e historicizante de seus livros O caráter impulsivo e Análise do caráter. Inicialmente, explicita o contexto em que o conceito foi desenvolvido. Para tanto, compõe uma visão panorâmica da história da caracterologia e uma descrição de alguns usos dessa noção por psicanalistas anteriores ou contemporâneos de Reich. Em seguida, apresenta e discute os significados que o termo caráter adquire ao longo das obras referidas. Ao fazê-lo, reconhece a conexão entre suas reflexões iniciais sobre caráter e a tradição psicanalítica, destaca as particularidades de seu pensamento e observa, por fim, as mudanças que o conceito sofreu, decorrentes das transições teóricas realizadas, mais tarde, por Reich. / The research examines the development of the concept of character in Wilhelm Reichs thought. It is based upon a historical and systematic reading of the authors The impulsive character and Character analysis. At first, it presents the context in wich this concept was brought out, including a brief view of the history of characterology and a description of some uses of this notion by psychoanalysts who preceded Reich and those contemporary to him. Following that, this research reveals and discusses the different meanings that the term character had throughout the authors work. It recognizes the connection between his early reflections on character and the psychoanalytic tradition, it indicates the particularity of his thought, and finally points out the changes in the concept, according to the theoretical transitions performed by Reich.

A pesquisa investiga o desenvolvimento do conceito de caráter no pensamento de Wilhelm Reich. Está baseada numa leitura sistemática e historicizante de seus livros O caráter impulsivo e Análise do caráter. Inicialmente, explicita o contexto em que o conceito foi desenvolvido. Para tanto, compõe uma visão panorâmica da história da caracterologia e uma descrição de alguns usos dessa noção por psicanalistas anteriores ou contemporâneos de Reich. Em seguida, apresenta e discute os significados que o termo caráter adquire ao longo das obras referidas. Ao fazê-lo, reconhece a conexão entre suas reflexões iniciais sobre caráter e a tradição psicanalítica, destaca as particularidades de seu pensamento e observa, por fim, as mudanças que o conceito sofreu, decorrentes das transições teóricas realizadas, mais tarde, por Reich. / The research examines the development of the concept of character in Wilhelm Reichs thought. It is based upon a historical and systematic reading of the authors The impulsive character and Character analysis. At first, it presents the context in wich this concept was brought out, including a brief view of the history of characterology and a description of some uses of this notion by psychoanalysts who preceded Reich and those contemporary to him. Following that, this research reveals and discusses the different meanings that the term character had throughout the authors work. It recognizes the connection between his early reflections on character and the psychoanalytic tradition, it indicates the particularity of his thought, and finally points out the changes in the concept, according to the theoretical transitions performed by Reich.