Jokes and Their Relation to the Unconscious by Sigmund Freud
Jokes and Their Relation to the Unconscious was published in 1905.
Freud examines the origins of humour, particularly jokes. For those who are familiar with his prior works, his discovery that jokes relieve tension in the subconscious comes as no surprise. Freud uses the words of his predecessors in this work. He is very kind while discussing Theodor Lipps and other authors of humour books who came before him. But I would unquestionably assert that Freud is where the real analysis of Jewish humour starts, and he is still, in my opinion, its top analyst.
Jokes and Their Relation to the Unconscious by Sigmund Freud
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Because he and everyone in the circle found them to be so enjoyable, it appears that he simply started collecting these jokes. In my circles, one of the things that guys still engage in is joke-telling, which is essentially a type of social interaction. But Freud’s book is not just a collection of jokes; it is a study. I do value the analysis he provides of the joke-telling process. He offers you some very lovely explanations of methods like condensation with replacement, condensation with modest modification, and so forth. He tells you that the form, not the content, is really what you’re laughing at.
that is incredibly wise and illuminating. He then discusses the functions of humour, which is equally insightful. We are familiar with satire and the mocking humour that Aristotle and others have written about. Freud, however, demonstrates that humour may also be a technique to speak the truth that would otherwise be impossible. And this is when the book truly astonishes me. It serves as an introduction to his work, Civilization and Its Discontents. He’s really stating that the more highly educated and civilized we get, the more we have to suppress the things that would normally make us happy and offer joy to children. And making jokes turns into a valid approach to communicating reality…
