Wit and Its Relation to the Unconscious (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
| Author: | Sigmund Freud | ISBN: | 9781411435520 |
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble | Publication: | August 9, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Barnes & Noble | Language: | English |
| Author: | Sigmund Freud |
| ISBN: | 9781411435520 |
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble |
| Publication: | August 9, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Barnes & Noble |
| Language: | English |
One of Freud’s most famous works, this 1905 study on the psychology of humor claims that comedy fills a subconscious desire to brush away inhibitions and feel pleasure. Here, Freud considers: the joke (or “wit”) as a defense mechanism; dirty jokes; ethnic humor; the joke as a way to express suppressed thoughts and feelings; and the interplay between the id, ego, and superego in generating humor.
One of Freud’s most famous works, this 1905 study on the psychology of humor claims that comedy fills a subconscious desire to brush away inhibitions and feel pleasure. Here, Freud considers: the joke (or “wit”) as a defense mechanism; dirty jokes; ethnic humor; the joke as a way to express suppressed thoughts and feelings; and the interplay between the id, ego, and superego in generating humor.
