On dreams by Sigmund Freud

"On Dreams" by Sigmund Freud is an abridged work published in 1901. Created as a shorter, more accessible version of his landmark "The Interpretation of Dreams," this text distills Freud's revolutionary theory that dreams represent disguised wish-fulfillment. Freud explores how the unconscious mind transforms hidden desires through condensation, displacement, and symbolism, creating the puzzling narratives we experience during sleep. He argues that beneath every dream's surface lies a deeper meaning, accessible through careful interpretation—offering readers a gateway to understanding the mind's secret workings. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939
Author of introduction, etc. Mackenzie, W. Leslie (William Leslie), 1862-1935
Translator Eder, M. D. (Montague David), 1866-1936
LoC No. a15001579
Uniform Title Über den Traum. English
Title On dreams
Original Publication United States: Rebman Company, 1914.
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Interpretation_of_Dreams
Credits Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Reading Level Reading ease score: 56.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class BF: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Psychology, Philosophy, Psychoanalysis
Subject Dreams
Category Text
eBook-No. 75333
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Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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