The Interpretation of Dreams is an 1899 book by Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, in which the author introduces his theory of the unconscious with respect to dream interpretation, and discusses what would later become the theory of the Oedipus complex. Freud revised the book at least eight times and, in the third edition, added an extensive section which treated dream symbolism very literally, following the influence of Wilhelm Stekel. Freud said of this work, "Insight such as this falls to one's lot but once in a lifetime."Dated 1900, the book was first published in an edition of 600 copies, which did not sell out for eight years. The Interpretation of Dreams later gained in popularity, and seven more editions were published in Freud's lifetime.Because of the book's length and complexity, Freud also wrote an abridged version called On Dreams. The original text is widely regarded as one of Freud's most significant works.
“The virtuous man contents himself with dreaming that which the wicked man does in actual life.”
Sigmund Freud book The Interpretation of Dreams
1910s <br class="br">Source: Quoting Plato, as translated by Abraham Arden Brill, "The Interpretation of Dreams" https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:Freud_-_The_interpretation_of_dreams.djvu/511 (1913 edition), p.493
“Dreams are the royal road to the unconscious.”
Sigmund Freud book The Interpretation of Dreams
Source: The Interpretation of Dreams
“I had thought about cocaine in a kind of day-dream.”
Sigmund Freud book The Interpretation of Dreams
Source: The Interpretation of Dreams
Sigmund Freud book The Interpretation of Dreams
"The Interpretation of Dreams" introduction, 1899; reprinted in "The Interpretation of Dreams the Illustrated Edition", Sterling Press, 2010, page 9
1890s
Sigmund Freud book The Interpretation of Dreams
The Interpretation of Dreams (1900), in a footnote Freud added to the Second Edition in 1909 (see Psychoanalytic Pioneers, p. 46 http://books.google.com/books?id=Fro5MZry5FcC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA46#v=onepage&q&f=false.) <br class="br">1900s
Sigmund Freud book The Interpretation of Dreams
The Interpretation of Dreams (1900), from The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud, translated by James Strachey. <br class="br">At any rate the interpretation of dreams is the via regia to a knowledge of the unconscious in the psychic life. <br class="br">Alternate translation by Abraham Arden Brill, p. 483 http://books.google.com/books?id=OSYJAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA483#v=onepage&q&f=false. Freud did use the Latin phrase via regia in the original as opposed to translating it into the German of the surrounding text. <br class="br">"Royal road" or via regia is an allusion to a statement attributed to Euclid. <br class="br">1900s
