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121 ratings, 3.74 average rating, 6 reviews
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published
1989
by Fischer-TB.-Vlg.,Ffm
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Broschiert, 201 pages
isbn
3596260833
(isbn13: 9783596260836)
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Read in July, 1973
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no onerecommends it for: students of psychology
I picked this one up at a used bookstore in Three Oaks during the summer Martin and I were taking care of my little brother, Fin, in Michigan. Up to this point I think I'd only read his Civilization and Its Discontents and his Interpretation of Dreams. Starting with that summer, however, I began to plow my way through all of Freud's works.
Brill's translation of Der Witz und seine Beziehung zum Unbewußten was occasionally mildly amusing. Freud apparently had a sense of humor, ranging from...more
Brill's translation of Der Witz und seine Beziehung zum Unbewußten was occasionally mildly amusing. Freud apparently had a sense of humor, ranging from...more
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Read in March, 2006
recommends it for:
psychology, cultural critics
Jokes and Their Relation to the Unconscious is a bit of a tough read. If it were more accessible to the average reader, I would have rated it higher. It is definitely an interesting observation of something we often don't take very seriously.
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Indispensible catalog of such classic bon mots as "I would never belong to a club that would have someone like me as a member." Other than the jokes though, the rest of the commentary is as dry as a Viennese lady finger biscuit.
Read in January, 2006
I probably didn't give this a fair shot, but still. zzz
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Read in October, 2007
recommends it for:
freud enthusiasts
(I just started reading it)
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