Dream Psychology
by Sigmund Freud
★ Top 25 book of 2017 · #15 on Best Books of 2017
This edition presents Freud's dream theory, first published in German in 1899 as Die Traumdeutung. The work launched Freudian dream analysis, which he called the royal road to understanding unconscious mental processes.
Best for: Readers curious about the origins of psychoanalysis and the unconscious mind
Dream Psychology is #15 on BookWard's Best Books of 2017, out of 73 2017 books that cleared our data bar.
What Dream Psychology is about
Sigmund Freud's landmark work, known in German as Die Traumdeutung, first appeared in November 1899, though the publisher post-dated the first edition to 1900. Its publication launched the theory of Freudian dream analysis. Freud argued that dreams are worth taking seriously, calling their analysis the royal road to understanding unconscious mental processes. In his view, what we dream points to parts of the mind we cannot reach while awake. The book is a foundation for anyone curious about how psychology first came to treat dreams as meaningful, and it will interest students of the mind, readers of intellectual history, and anyone who has woken wondering what a dream was trying to say.
Dream Psychology on the Best Books of 2017
Dream Psychology came out in 2017. Of the 73 books first published in 2017 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #15 on our Best Books of 2017 list.
Why it made the list: 526 readers have shelved it on Open Library; 24 are reading it right now. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2017 list
- Refugee Alan Gratz, #13
- Oathbringer Brandon Sanderson, #14
- If We Were Villains M. L. Rio, #16
- Make Your Bed William H. McRaven, #17
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 493 want to read it, 24 are reading it now and 9 have read it, according to Open Library.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 79 | 55% |
| Reader love | 64 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 77 | 20% |
Questions about Dream Psychology
When was Dream Psychology published?
Dream Psychology by Sigmund Freud was first published in 2017.
Was Dream Psychology one of the best books of 2017?
Dream Psychology is #15 on BookWard's Best Books of 2017, out of 73 2017 books that cleared our data bar. 526 readers have shelved it on Open Library; 24 are reading it right now.
Why is Dream Psychology on the Best Books of 2017 list?
526 readers have shelved it on Open Library; 24 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 2017
- The Hate U Give Angie Thomas, #1
- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Taylor Jenkins Reid, #2
- A Court of Wings and Ruin Sarah J. Maas, #3
- One of Us Is Lying Karen M. McManus, #4
- The Dark Prophecy Rick Riordan, #5
- Why We Sleep Matthew P. Walker, #6
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