Die Traumdeutung

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939

Contributor:

Rank, Otto, 1884-1939

Language:

German

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Die Traumdeutung" by Sigmund Freud is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This seminal work delves into the interpretation of dreams, offering insights into their psychological significance and their connection to human emotions and desires. The text lays the groundwork for modern psychoanalysis, exploring the complexities of the unconscious mind as revealed through dreams. At the start of "Die Traumdeutung," Freud outlines the purpose of his work, emphasizing the value of dreams as reflections of the dreamer's psychological state. He asserts that dreams are not random occurrences but rather meaningful expressions of the unconscious mind, which can only be understood through careful analysis. Freud mentions the challenges faced when drawing from personal dreams and those of his patients, ultimately aiming to establish a method for interpreting dreams that links them to broader psychological concepts and disorders. The opening sets the stage for Freud's exploration into the intricate relationship between dreaming, memory, and mental health. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

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

Notes:

Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Interpretation_of_Dreams Wikipedia page about this book: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Traumdeutung

Reading ease score: 58.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.

Release date is 2012-09-12