Dream Life A Re-Examination of the Psychoanalytic Theory and Technique |
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| Author:
| Meltzer, Donald |
| Series title: | Harris Meltzer Trust Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-85575-619-9 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2009 |
| Publisher: | Karnac Books
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $65.00 |
Book Description:
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"Dreams are my landscape", said Meltzer. In this book he re-establishes psychoanalysis as the art of reading dreams, and dream-life as the core of mental processes. Dreams are not just puzzles to be decoded, the effluence of past trauma or future wish-fulfilment; they are the psyche's attempt--with a varying level of aesthetic achievement--to symbolize its present emotional conflicts in order to re-orient itself toward "the real world--meaning external and internal reality".
"Dreams are my landscape", said Meltzer. In this book he re-establishes psychoanalysis as the art of reading dreams, and dream-life as the core of mental processes. Dreams are not just puzzles to be decoded, the effluence of past trauma or future wish-fulfilment; they are the psyche's attempt--with a varying level of aesthetic achievement--to symbolize its present emotional conflicts in order to re-orient itself toward "the real world--meaning external and internal reality".