The Joke and Its Relation to the Unconscious by Joyce Crick, Sigmund Freud, John Carey

The Joke and Its Relation to the Unconscious

Joyce Crick, Sigmund Freud, John Carey

272 pages first pub 1905 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy psychology funny informative reflective slow-paced
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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 ...

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