Der Witz und seine Beziehung zum Unbewußten by Sigmund Freud

"Der Witz und seine Beziehung zum Unbewußten" by Sigmund Freud is a psychoanalytic study published in 1905. Freud examines the hidden psychological mechanisms behind jokes and humor, drawing parallels between joke-making and the workings of dreams and the unconscious mind. He explores how jokes allow us to overcome social inhibitions and satisfy repressed instincts through specific linguistic techniques. The work reveals what our laughter says about the thoughts and desires we suppress in everyday life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939
Title Der Witz und seine Beziehung zum Unbewußten
Alternate Title Der Witz und seine Beziehung zum Unbewussten
Original Publication Leipzig: Franz Deuticke, 1912.
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jokes_and_Their_Relation_to_the_Unconscious
Credits Jana Srna and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
Reading Level Reading ease score: 65.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language German
LoC Class BF: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Psychology, Philosophy, Psychoanalysis
Subject Subconsciousness
Subject Wit and humor -- Psychological aspects
Category Text
eBook-No. 76423
Release Date
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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