Dreams in Myth, Medicine, and Movies

by Sharon Packer and Sharon Packer MD

Book Overview

Cinema--invented just before psychoanalysis formally developed--primed the public and scholars to rethink ideas about dreams. The author describes how surrealist artists purposely applied Freudian dream theories to their art to make the public aware of modern ideas about dreams. Most of our current cultural consciousness about the psychological value of dreams is traced to classical and contemporary cinema. This work examines how residuals of past...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275972437
• ISBN13: 9780275972431
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.9"