Join Amazon Prime and get unlimited Free One-Day Delivery. Already a member? Sign in.

 

or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
   
More Buying Choices
50 used & new from £0.01
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
The Interpretation of Dreams (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature)
 
 

See 1 customer image
Share your own customer images
Search inside this book

The Interpretation of Dreams (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature) (Paperback)

by Sigmund Freud (Author) "In the following pages, I shall demonstrate that there is a psychological technique which makes it possible to interpret dreams, and that on the application..." (more)
4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
RRP: £3.99
Price: £3.79 & eligible for Free UK delivery on orders over £5 with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
You Save: £0.20 (5%)
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In stock.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk. Gift-wrap available.

Want guaranteed delivery by Saturday, July 11? Choose Express delivery at checkout. See Details
23 new from £0.71 27 used from £0.01

Frequently Bought Together

Customers buy this book with The Origin of Species (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature) by Charles Darwin

The Interpretation of Dreams (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature) + The Origin of Species (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature)
Price For Both: £7.38

Show availability and shipping details

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

The Origin of Species (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature)

The Origin of Species (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature)

by Charles Darwin
4.7 out of 5 stars (23)  £3.59
The Psychopathology of Everyday Life (Penguin Modern Classics)

The Psychopathology of Everyday Life (Penguin Modern Classics)

by Sigmund Freud
5.0 out of 5 stars (1)  £6.99
Memories, Dreams, Reflections (Flamingo)

Memories, Dreams, Reflections (Flamingo)

by C.G. Jung
4.7 out of 5 stars (6)  £6.99
The Unconscious (Penguin Modern Classics Translated Texts)

The Unconscious (Penguin Modern Classics Translated Texts)

by Sigmund Freud
3.0 out of 5 stars (1)  £6.99
Freud for Beginners

Freud for Beginners

by Richard Appignanesi
4.8 out of 5 stars (5)  £7.33
› Explore similar items

Product details

Product Description

Product Description
Never ceasing to stimulate controversy, Freud is acknowledged as the founder of psychoanalysis, the key to unlocking the human mind, which has become so essential to mankind's survival in all the confusions of the 20th century. As science and technology have often rushed ahead of our ability to cope with the consequences, Freud saw that man is at war with himself and often unable to tolerate too much reality, and he pronounced that dreams are the contraband representations of the beast within man which are smuggled into awareness during sleep. In Freudian interpretation, the analysis of dreams constitutes the key to unlocking the vital secrets of the unconscious mind.
Inside This Book (Learn More)
First Sentence
In the following pages, I shall demonstrate that there is a psychological technique which makes it possible to interpret dreams, and that on the application of this technique, every dream will reveal itself as a psychological structure, full of significance, and one which may be assigned to a specific place in the psychic activities of the waking state. Read the first page
Explore More
Concordance
Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
Search inside this book:

Tags Customers Associate with This Product

 (What's this?)
Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
Check the boxes next to the tags you consider relevant or enter your own tags in the field below
(1)
(1)
(1)
See all 4 tags...

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

The Interpretation of Dreams (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature)
86% buy the item featured on this page:
The Interpretation of Dreams (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature) 4.2 out of 5 stars (4)
£3.79
Memories, Dreams, Reflections (Flamingo)
4% buy
Memories, Dreams, Reflections (Flamingo) 4.7 out of 5 stars (6)
£6.99
The Origin of Species (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature)
4% buy
The Origin of Species (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature) 4.7 out of 5 stars (23)
£3.59
Freud for Beginners
3% buy
Freud for Beginners 4.8 out of 5 stars (5)
£7.33
Explore similar items
 

Customer Reviews

4 Reviews
5 star:
 (3)
4 star:    (0)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:
 (1)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
4.2 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Heavily Abridged..., 23 May 2008
By Philip Pilkington "Philip Pilkington" (Dublin, Ireland.) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
While I see little point in reviewing the book itself, it being undoubtably one of the pillars of both 20th century thought and culture, a seismic shock which decimated the academic psychology of its time and sent ripples through every sector of society, touching each and every one of us whether we requested it or not; modern advertising, essentially being initiated by Freud's nephew, being a case in point here.

However the reason I write this review is simply to warn the buyer that this edition is HIGHLY abridged; Wordsworth have cut the book down from over 700 pages - spanning two volumes in the vintage edition - to a mere 450. In addition to this it doesn't have any index which, personally, I found extremely irritating.

Lastly, although its certainly a matter of opinion, the introduction (written by one Stephen Wilson contrary to what Amazon state above) is a little suspect. Presumably its written so as to present Freud to a general readership, but in it the author claims that Freud is out of touch vis-a-vis modern science, that he is logically contradictory, that his system doesn't hold up. I think that this is somewhat offensive for a number of reasons:

(a) Wilson measures Freud up against contemporary neuroscience and cognitivism. Barring the odd dubious reference to the neurological knowledge of his day (which are spurious in this work) Freud's theories are as far removed from the scientically positivistic viewpoint of today as they were in from that of his own. It's apples and oranges...

(b) The Freudian revolution essentially opened the way for fresh criticism of scientific positivism. All of the so-called postmodernist theories rarely move beyond either Freud or criticism of Freud based on Freud. Thus whether one agrees with it or not, Freud lies at the foundations of a great deal of contemporary continental philosophy.

(c) The logical contradictions of Freud still dog contemporary psychology, especially that which applies itself therapeutically, either explicitly or implicitly. Simply put: in the realm of the human sciences (and increasingly in the realm of the hard sciences) you can always find contradictions if you look hard enough.

Freud is as controversial today as he ever was and I think that its unfair to slap an introduction onto his masterpiece which purports to give the reader a glimpse "beyond Freud" when it really seems to prefer to point down a path completely foreign to him...

Comment Comments (3) | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A revelation, 3 Aug 2001
By A Customer
This review is from: The Interpretation of Dreams (Penguin Freud library) (Paperback)
Freud's seminal work 'The Interpretation of Dreams. This is probably Freud's most popular work and, if we maintain Freud's own logic that what is remembered is most important, it perhaps also his most important work. Freud presents numerous case studies of patient's dreams and takes the reader through his process of interpretation. The work not only suggests how we might interpret dreams themselves but also reveals Freud's fundamental understanding of the structure and functioning of the psyche; the primary processes of condensation, distortion, and representation and figurability as well as secondary revision. These processes not only affect dreams but all memory and experience.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
63 of 70 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars a classic of scientific and literary history, 27 April 1999
By A Customer
Freud's investigations into the question of motivation in our lives form the basis of much of psychopathology today and this book provides a readable introduction to his theories about dreams and what they can tell us about our waking lives. Each chapter has several dreams (including Freud's own) and detailed analyses of them to demonstrate how we are more affected by thoughts and concerns than we like to admit to ourselves. Not only is it an interesting read, but it's quite accessible, the reader doesn't need to be familiar with any of Freud's more complicated concepts in order to be able to understand what he's writing about. His style is thorough and thought-provoking, even if you don't find yourself agreeing with everything he writes. It's easy to criticise his theories without knowing too much about them, so this book provides a welcome introduction.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars bestseller in its time - and still gripping!
reading this volume will stir your own dreams, and make them more significant for you - Freud's journey into his own psyche is compelling reading and full of saucy and dark... Read more
Published on 12 April 2006

Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

 Beta (What's this?)
This product's forum (0 discussions)
  Discussion Replies Latest Post
  No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
  [Cancel]


Active discussions in related forums
   
Related forums

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Feedback

Theory of the Novel: A...

Theory of the...

"McKeon's dissections are often breathtaking... [his] anthology is... Read more
£20.50 £17.43

›Find similar items

 

More From Sigmund Freud

The Psychopathology of...

The Psychopathology of Everyday Life

This collection of writings is famous for giving us the phrase... Read more
£9.99 £6.99

 

Up to 50% off Dental Care

Braun Oral-B Professional Care 6000 Rechargeable Toothbrush - Pack of 2
Put a sparkle in your smile with up to 50% off selected Oral-B and Philips rechargeable toothbrushes.

›Up to 50% off power toothbrushes

  

Treat Someone

Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificates--available in any amount from £5 to £500 With an Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificate, you can get them what they want (even if you don't know what that is).

›Learn more about Gift Certificates

  
Ad

Where's My Stuff?

Delivery and Returns

Need Help?

Your Recent History

  (What's this?)
You have no recently viewed items or searches.

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.

Look to the right column to find helpful suggestions for your shopping session.
Continue Shopping: Top Sellers
The Girl Who Played with Fire
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
4.5 out of 5 stars (72)£3.86
 Breaking Dawn (Twilight Saga)
Breaking Dawn (Twilight Saga) by Stephenie Meyer
4.1 out of 5 stars (457)£6.49
 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
4.1 out of 5 stars (161)£3.99
 The Host
The Host by Stephenie Meyer
4.2 out of 5 stars (80)£3.86

amazon.co.uk Amazon Home
International Sites:  United States  |  Germany  |  France  |  Japan  |  Canada  |  China
Business Programs: Sell on Amazon  |  Fulfilment by Amazon  |  Join Associates  |  Join Advantage
Customer Service  |  Help  |  View Basket  |  Your Account
About Amazon.co.uk  |  Careers at Amazon
Conditions of Use & Sale |  Privacy Notice  © 1996-2009, Amazon.com, Inc. and its affiliates