An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
Sigmund Freud
2 books referenced
Books by Sigmund Freud
Referenced in 3 episodes
September 24, 2025
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Explicitly described as Freud's 'most groundbreaking book' which he had been working on for two years and published in 1899, featuring the story of Oedipus prominently.
July 16, 2025
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Referenced when discussing Freud's visits to Blackpool. The hosts mention that 'memories of paddling in the waters there were included in his book on the interpretation of dreams.'
February 20, 2025
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Mentioned as published in 1899, the same year as Heart of Darkness, in discussion of themes of repressed anxieties in the European imagination
Referenced in 1 episode
March 01, 2021
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Discussed as Freud's last book, in which he theorizes about the connection between Akhenaten and Moses, suggesting Moses was originally an Egyptian Atonist priest who led the Hebrews out of Egypt