Lure of dreams : Sigmund Freud and the construction of modernity.
Ferguson, Harvie.
Lure of dreams : Sigmund Freud and the construction of modernity. - London : Routledge, 1996. - 264p.
Includes bibliographical references.
Harvie Ferguson shows here how Freud's writings, particularly the Interpretation of Dreams, contribute both in their content and in the baroque and dream-like forms in which they are cast to our understanding of the character of modernity. From literary theory to social anthropology, the influence of Freud runs through every part of the human and social sciences. In The Lure of Dreams, Harvie Ferguson shows how Freud's writings and particulary The Interpretation of Dreams contribute, both in their content and in the baroque and dream-like forms in which they are cast, to our understanding of the character of modernity. This novel and stimulating approach to Freud and to the dilemmas of modernity and postmodernity will fascinate everyone with an interest in the development of the modern consciousness.
Electronic reproduction.
Askews and Holts.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9780203991312 (ebook)
Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939 --Criticism and interpretation.
Psychoanalysis.
Social sciences and psychoanalysis.
Psychology.
Psychology
Sociology
Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology)
Behavioural theory (Behaviourism)
Lure of dreams : Sigmund Freud and the construction of modernity. - London : Routledge, 1996. - 264p.
Includes bibliographical references.
Harvie Ferguson shows here how Freud's writings, particularly the Interpretation of Dreams, contribute both in their content and in the baroque and dream-like forms in which they are cast to our understanding of the character of modernity. From literary theory to social anthropology, the influence of Freud runs through every part of the human and social sciences. In The Lure of Dreams, Harvie Ferguson shows how Freud's writings and particulary The Interpretation of Dreams contribute, both in their content and in the baroque and dream-like forms in which they are cast, to our understanding of the character of modernity. This novel and stimulating approach to Freud and to the dilemmas of modernity and postmodernity will fascinate everyone with an interest in the development of the modern consciousness.
Electronic reproduction.
Askews and Holts.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9780203991312 (ebook)
Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939 --Criticism and interpretation.
Psychoanalysis.
Social sciences and psychoanalysis.
Psychology.
Psychology
Sociology
Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology)
Behavioural theory (Behaviourism)