An analysis of the scholarly criticism of the great Viennese writer up to the year 2000.

Introduction
Journalistic Criticism During Schnitzler's Lifetime
The First Critical Monographs
Schintzler as Humanist Institution
Emancipation and Sociohistorical Approaches
Schnitzler and Freud: Uncanny Similarities?
The Task of Memory: The Diary Project
Conclusion: Eyes Wide Shut and Beyond
Works Consulted
Index