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The Uncanny by Sigmund Freud

The Uncanny

By Sigmund Freud
Introduction by Hugh Haughton
Translated by David McLintock

By Sigmund Freud
Introduction by Hugh Haughton
Translated by David McLintock

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Sep 30, 2003 | 240 Pages

The Uncanny by Sigmund Freud
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About The Uncanny

Freud was fascinated by the mysteries of creativity and the imagination. The groundbreaking works that comprise The Uncanny present some of his most influential explorations of the mind. In these pieces Freud investigates the vivid but seemingly trivial childhood memories that often “screen” deeply uncomfortable desires; the links between literature and daydreaming; and our intensely mixed feelings about things we experience as “uncanny.” Also included is Freud’s celebrated study of Leonardo Da Vinci-his first exercise in psychobiography.

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About Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud was born in 1856 in Moravia, Austrian Empire (now the Czech Republic). Between the ages of four and eighty-two his home was in Vienna; in 1938 Hitler’s invasion of Austria forced him to seek asylum in London, where… More about Sigmund Freud

Product Details

Category: Psychology | Nonfiction Classics

Paperback | $17.00
Published by Penguin Classics
Sep 30, 2003 | 240 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780142437476

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“[Freud] ultimately did more for our understanding of art than any other writer since Aristotle.” (Lionel Trilling)

Table Of Contents

The UncannyIntroduction by Hugh Haughton
Translator’s Preface

Screen Memories

The Creative Writer and Daydreaming

Family Romances

Leonardo da Vinci and a Memory of his Childhood

The Uncanny

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