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Modern · Psychology

The Interpretation of Dreams

by Sigmund Freud. Freud proposes dreams as disguised wish fulfillment and develops techniques for interpreting unconscious mental life.

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Date
1899 / 1900
Origin
Austria
Era
Modern
Genre
Psychology
Difficulty
Very challenging
Length
Very long
Collection
The Western Canon

Subjects and themes

DreamsUnconsciousDesire

Why it matters

Freud proposes dreams as disguised wish fulfillment and develops techniques for interpreting unconscious mental life.

This work is included in the collection on the basis of great books. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.

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