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  The Joke and Its Relation to the Unconscious (Penguin Classics) (Paperback)(English / German) By (author) Sigmund Freud, Translated by Joyce Crick, Introduction by John Carey

  

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  Short Description for The Joke and Its Relation to the UnconsciousWhy do we laugh? The answer, argued Freud in this groundbreaking study of humor, is that jokes, like dreams, satisfy our unconscious desires. "The Joke and Its Relation to the Unconscious" explains how jokes provide immense pleasure by releasing us from our inhibitions and allowing us to express sexual, aggressive, playful, or cynical instincts that would otherwise remain hidden. In elaborating th...
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  • Publisher: Penguin Books
  • Published: 24 June 2003
  • Format: Paperback 229 pages
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  • Categories: Psychoanalytical Theory (Freudian Psychology) | Psychology: Emotions
  • ISBN 13: 9780142437445 ISBN 10: 0142437441
  • Sales rank: 309,223

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Full description for The Joke and Its Relation to the Unconscious

• Why do we laugh? The answer, argued Freud in this groundbreaking study of humor, is that jokes, like dreams, satisfy our unconscious desires. "The Joke and Its Relation to the Unconscious" explains how jokes provide immense pleasure by releasing us from our inhibitions and allowing us to express sexual, aggressive, playful, or cynical instincts that would otherwise remain hidden. In elaborating this theory, Freud brings together a rich collection of puns, witticisms, one-liners, and anecdotes, which, as Freud shows, are a method of giving ourselves away. Translated by Joyce Crick. Introduction by John Carey.