9780142437445-0142437441-The Joke and Its Relation to the Unconscious (Penguin Classics)

The Joke and Its Relation to the Unconscious (Penguin Classics)

ISBN-13: 9780142437445
ISBN-10: 0142437441
Author: Sigmund Freud
Publication date: 2003
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Format: Paperback 229 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780142437445
ISBN-10: 0142437441
Author: Sigmund Freud
Publication date: 2003
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Format: Paperback 229 pages

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The Joke and Its Relation to the Unconscious (Penguin Classics) (ISBN-13: 9780142437445 and ISBN-10: 0142437441), written by authors Sigmund Freud, was published by Penguin Publishing Group in 2003. With an overall rating of 4.5 stars, it's a notable title among other Emotions (Mental Health, History, Psychology & Counseling, Psychoanalysis, History, Psychology, Psychoanalysis) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Joke and Its Relation to the Unconscious (Penguin Classics) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Emotions books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $2.57.

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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.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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