Wit and Its Relation to the Unconscious (Masterplots II: Nonfiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Sigmund Freud
- First Published: 1905
- Type of Work: Psychology
- Genres: Nonfiction, Psychology
- Subjects: Language or languages, Perception, Communication, Wit or humor, Human behavior, Jokes, Research
Form and Content
Sigmund Freud’s specific plans for a psychoanalytic study of wit and verbal humor probably began when his friend and confidant Wilhelm Fliess, after reading the proofs of Die Traumdeutung (1900; The Interpretation of Dreams, 1913), complained that the dreams in the book were too full of jokes. It is probable, however, that Freud had considered the importance of jokes even before the publication of the dream book. In an earlier letter to Fliess, Freud had mentioned that he had been putting together a collection of Jewish anecdotes and...
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