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Wit and Its Relation to the Unconscious

Wit and Its Relation to the Unconscious

Sigmund Freud

1922

Psychiatry/Psychology

Translated by A. A. (Abraham Arden) Brill

Wit and Its Relation to the Unconscious, published in 1922 by Sigmund Freud, explores the psychological mechanisms behind wit and humor within the framework of psychoanalysis. Freud examines how wit functions in the mind, comparing it to dreams and slips of the tongue, and argues that it reveals deeper unconscious processes. The book critiques historical approaches to wit and provides a systematic analysis of its linguistic techniques, emphasizing its social and aesthetic dimensions. This work is significant for its foundational role in understanding the interplay between humor and the unconscious mind.

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