"Interpretation of Dreams," by Sigmund Freud, is part of the
"Barnes & Noble Classics"" "series, which offers quality
editions at affordable prices to the student and the general
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works. Claiming he had discovered the "royal road to the
unconscious," Sigmund Freud published "The Interpretation of
Dreams" at the turn of the twentieth century, and thus laid the
foundation for his innovative technique of psychoanalysis. Largely
ignored at first, the book would eventually be considered Freud's
most important work, one that, like Darwin's "The Origin of
Species," revolutionized the way human beings view themselves. The
raw material for "The Interpretation of Dreams" was provided by
Freud himself. Spurred on by the death of his father, hebegan
analyzing his own dreams, in the process recreating lost childhood
memories and uncovering the roots of his own neuroses. He concluded
that dreams were filled with latent meaning, their bizarre imagery
and peculiar narratives concealing deep-seated, instinctual motives
and desires. For example, his own problems stemmed from a repressed
desire for his mother and hostility towards his father--the
now-famous Oedipal complex. By revealing how the seemingly trivial
nonsense of dreams reflect important personal issues in the
dreamer's present and past life, Freud created a key that unlocked
the vital secrets of the unconscious mind. A fascinating and
beautifully written book, "The Interpretation of Dreams" is an
indefinable masterpiece that helped shape the mind of the twentieth
century. Daniel T. O'Hara is Professor of English and first holder
of the Mellon Chair in Humanities at Temple University. He is the
author of five books, most recently "Empire Burlesque,"
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