On Dreams

Sigmund Freud’s “The Interpretation of Dreams” has been described as one of the most important books of the 20th century. As a result of the perception, however, that it is a lengthy and complex work, Freud embarked on the task of compiling a more brief and simplified version of his ideas on the interpretation of dreams. The results of this labour are presented in "On Dreams". From the time of its appearance, a large and loyal audience of scholars, experts and curious readers have relied on this work for a trusted and systematic exposition of Freud's theory of dreams. Freud first introduces his theory of the unconscious in terms of dream interpretation, and then portrays dreams as wish-fulfilment – creations of of the subconscious that serve to digest events or feelings, past or recent, that are buried and unresolved. Professionals, students and laymen alike will enjoy this simple and authoritative version of an always-relevant theory of dream interpretation by one of the key early progenitors of modern psychoanalysis.