Dreams: A Literary Anthology: William Blake, Charlotte Bronte, Sigmund Freud, Homer, Helen Keller and Others (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780486851112)

The mysterious power of dreams has always fascinated humanity. Theories of interpretation, meaning, and symbolism have varied, yet their intrigue remains eternal. This captivating anthology of dreams represents the experiences of great authors and characters as well as their nighttime wanderings, awakened through passages from the Bible, classical Greek literature, novels, memoirs, essays, philosophy, psychology, and poetry. It explores perspectives both critical and in awe of dreaming's incredible narrative potential, offering readers an enlightening glimpse into timeless nocturnal musings that can reveal a writer's most intimate self through nightmare and comedy alike! This original collection contains selections from Louisa May Alcott, the Brontë sisters, G. K. Chesterton, Cicero, René Descartes, Charles Dickens, Emily Dickinson, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Sigmund Freud, Homer, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, William Shakespeare, Sophocles, Robert Louis Stevenson, and other dreamers.

Author: Bob Blaisdell
ISBN-10: 0486851117
ISBN-13: 9780486851112
Publisher: Dover Publications
Language: English
Published: 11/15/2023
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.36lbs
Size: 7.92h x 5.16w x 0.34d