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The Interpretation of Dreams

Author: Sigmund Freud

Referenced in 3 episodes

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Episodes Referencing This Book

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