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The theatre of the dream / Salomon Resnik ; translated by Alan Sheridan

By: Resnik, Salomon.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: New library of psychoanalysis ; 6.Publisher: London : Tavistock Publications, 1987Description: 218 p. ; 24 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0422610402 .Subject(s): DreamsDDC classification: 154.634
Contents:
The stage and the dream -- The birth and itinerary of the dream discourse -- Scenes and schemata of bodily space in dreams -- Semiology of the psycho-biological 'tissue' of the dream -- The grammar of dreams -- Linear dream, dream and delusion -- The archaelolgy of the dream -- The dream of Irma's injection: Irma and Freud -- The traces of the Gradiva -- Dream, hallucination and delusion -- The dream cryptology of psychosis -- Dream and poetry -- Dream, myth and reality.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A profound study of our dream world and its place in everyday life. The author's ideas are drawn from Freud and other psychoanalysts as well as from the approach to dream phenomena in the work of philosophers, artists and poets."

Includes bibliographic references and indexes.

The stage and the dream -- The birth and itinerary of the dream discourse -- Scenes and schemata of bodily space in dreams -- Semiology of the psycho-biological 'tissue' of the dream -- The grammar of dreams -- Linear dream, dream and delusion -- The archaelolgy of the dream -- The dream of Irma's injection: Irma and Freud -- The traces of the Gradiva -- Dream, hallucination and delusion -- The dream cryptology of psychosis -- Dream and poetry -- Dream, myth and reality.

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CHOICE Review

Resnik (University of Lyon) enlarges upon the traditional psychoanalytic perspective of dreaming as a wish fulfillment activity of the unconscious. He views dream activity as serving the functions of ``troubleshooter'' for the problems of everyday life. Therefore, dreams can be used as insightful experiences that provide self-guidance. Resnik's evidence for this viewpoint is drawn from dreams of his patients. Further supporting evidence for the transcultural belief that dreams convey messages is traced through historical accounts of dream interpretation beginning with the ancient Babylonians. This book is rather difficult to read; the reader is asked to accept the interpretation of dream content without any sound reason as to why the particular interpretation is valid. The Theatre of the Dream would be most interesting to specialists who make use of psychoanalytic interpretation of dreams for their clients. It is also appropriate for advanced students in psychology.-P. Barker, Schenectady County Community College