One of Freuds most famous works, this 1905 study on the psychology of humor claims that comedy fills a subconscious desire to brush away inhibitions and feel pleasure. Here, Freud considers: the joke (or wit) as a defense mechanism; dirty jokes; ethnic humor; the joke as a way to express suppressed thoughts and feelings; and the interplay between the id, ego, and superego in generating humor.
| ISBN: | 9781411435520 |
| Publication date: | 9th August 2011 |
| Author: | Freud, Sigmund |
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | Ebook (Epub) |