Das Motiv der Kästchenwahl

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939

Contributor:

Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939

Rank, Otto, 1884-1939

Sachs, Hanns, 1881-1947

Language:

German

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Das Motiv der Kästchenwahl" by Sigmund Freud is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the symbolic interpretation of mythological and literary themes, particularly those resembling a choice motif often portrayed through narratives involving female characters. Freud analyzes the intersections of mythology, literature, and psychoanalysis, emphasizing how these stories reflect human psychology and unconscious motivations. In this work, Freud examines the recurring theme of choice among three women in various narratives, such as Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" and "King Lear." He discusses how these choices often indicate deeper psychoanalytic meanings, where the third option typically represents an underlying theme of death or the unconscious. Freud suggests that the third sister or woman often embodies a complex relationship with mortality, reflecting the choices individuals face between love, life, and loss. Through this analysis, Freud seeks to uncover hidden motivations behind human behavior using psychoanalytic techniques to interpret these literary and mythological narratives. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Jana Srna and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Notes:

Reading ease score: 67.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Release date is 2007-12-24