The Joke and Its Relation to the Unconscious

FREUD,S

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Author
FREUD,S
Publish Date
06/01/2003
Book Type
paperback
Publisher Name
PENGUIN
Number of Pages
229
ISBN-10
0142437441
ISBN-13
9780142437445
SKU
9780142437445

Description

Why do we laugh? The answer, argued Freud in this groundbreaking study of humor, is that jokes, like dreams, satisfy our unconscious desires. The Joke and Its Relation to the Unconscious explains how jokes provide immense pleasure by releasing us from our inhibitions and allowing us to express sexual, aggressive, playful, or cynical instincts that would otherwise remain hidden. In elaborating this theory, Freud brings together a rich collection of puns, witticisms, one-liners, and anecdotes, which, as Freud shows, are a method of giving ourselves away.

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