The Fictions of Dreams
Dreams, Literature, and Writing

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Language: English

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This book examines some of the oldest preserved texts on dreams, such as Artemidorus' Oneirocritica, Sigmund Freud's favourite ancient dream theorist, and dream books by Aristotle, the grandfather of modern dream theory.

Introduction -- Dreams and the universal design of creation -- The fictions of dreams -- Dreams, literature, and fiction writing -- The primary human drives -- The father of modern dream analysis -- Sleep research -- A brief history of dream consciousness -- The ancient deities of dreams
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