'Dreams are products of the mind, and do not come from any external source' Artemidorus' The Interpretation of Dreams (Oneirocritica) is the richest and most vivid pre-Freudian account of dream interpretation, and the only dream-book to have survived complete from Greco-Roman times. Written in Greek around AD 200, when dreams were believed by many to offer insight into future events, the work is a compendium of interpretations of dreams on a wide range of subjects relating to the natural, human, and divine worlds. It includes the meanings of dreams about the body, sex, eating and drinking, dress, the weather, animals, the gods, and much else. Artemidorus' technique of dream interpretation stresses the need to know the background of the dreamer, such as occupation, health, status, habits, and age, and the work is a fascinating social history, revealing much about ancient life, culture, and beliefs, and attitudes to the dominant power of Imperial Rome. Martin Hammond's fine translation is accompanied by a lucid introduction and explanatory notes by Peter Thonemann, which assist the reader in understanding this important work, which was an influence on both Sigmund Freud and Michel Foucault.

The Interpretation of Dreams (Oxford World's Classics)

Literature & Fiction

Artemidorus

Hammond, Martin

History & Criticism

Oxford University Press

The interpretation of dreams =: Oneirocritica (Noyes classical studies)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

Noyes Press,U.S.

Oneirocritica is the most comprehensive, the most sought after and the most quoted book on dream interpretation, to have been written from antiquity to present times. This is more than an elaborate dream dictionary. Artemidorus, a 2nd Century AD professional dream-interpreter, tried to impart to his son, and thus to anyone reading this book today, the basic principles he followed, to reveal the dreamer's psyche and maybe future. Artemidorus writes: "I have not relied upon conjectures here, nor have I constructed a system of probabilities. My writing is based on personal experience. I myself have observed, in each occasion, how these dreams have come true."

Interpretation of Dreams: Oneirocritica

Original Books

Artemidori Oneirocritica (1805) (Latin Edition)

Rigault, Nicolas

Reiff, Joannes Gothofredus

Literary

Kessinger Publishing

Artemidori Oneirocritica (1805) (English and Latin Edition)

Interpretation of Dreams

Artemidorus, Daldianus

Original Books, Inc.

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