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Sep 30, 2003 | ISBN 9780142437476 Buy
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Sep 30, 2003 | ISBN 9780142437476
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.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.
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
“[Freud] ultimately did more for our understanding of art than any other writer since Aristotle.” (Lionel Trilling)
The UncannyIntroduction by Hugh HaughtonTranslator’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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