(2005). International Journal of Psycho-Analysis, 86:213-217 Review by: Wolfgang Hegener Few of Freud's texts can have received so little attention or investigation as the 100 or so pages that comprise the first chapter of The interpretation of dreams ————————————— 1 Translated by Sophie Leighton, MA (Oxon), MA (Sussex). - 213 -(1900), which Stefan Goldmann, a literary academic with strong Freud research credentials, considers still provides the best and most comprehensive introduction to 19th-century dream theories. It is immensely difficult to obtain a comprehensive overview of this forgotten tradition because there is no general outline of the field, which points to a further gap in research. What little there is consists in repetitive interpretations that the texts are no longer read in their own right and are given short shrift as precursors of Freud's work. The literature certainly contains no independent scientific or developmental accounts of [This is a summary or excerpt from the full text of the book or article. The full text of the document is available to subscribers.] |
