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What is the uncanny? -- "Uncanny," p. 195: Freud's definition = uncanny as the class of frightening things that leads us back to what is known and familiar. -- Freud's aim: to demonstrate psychoanalytically why this is the case.
Overview. The Uncanny, published in 1919, is one of the most famous of Sigmund Freud’s essays. This is not only because many of his most foundational ideas had their genesis here but because the essay pertains to aesthetics and popular culture, making it both accessible and gripping for a broad readership.
The word for uncanny in Freud’s native language of German is “unheimlich,” which means not from the home. In other words, not familiar. This definition seems to repeat what I just said about alien others—we fear that which is not from the home.
Apr 17, 2019 · 2019 marks the centenary of the publication of Freud’s essay, “The ‘Uncanny”. Although much has been written on the essay during that time, Freud’s concept of the uncanny is often not well understood. Typically, Freud’s theory of the uncanny is referred to under the heading of “the return of the repressed.”
Kindle $10.99. Rate this book. The Uncanny. Sigmund Freud, Adam Phillips (Editor), David McLintock (Translator) ...more. 3.87. 3,380 ratings203 reviews. Freud was fascinated by the mysteries of creativity and the imagination. The groundbreaking works that comprise The Uncanny present some of his most influential explorations of the mind.
Jan 1, 2021 · The Uncanny is a seminal work by Sigmund Freud, expertly translated and analyzed by David McLintock and others. In this influential psychological study, Freud explores the concept of the...
A concept in art associated with psychologist Sigmund Freud which describes a strange and anxious feeling sometimes created by familiar objects in unfamilar contexts. The term was first used by German psychiatrist Ernst Jentsch in his essay On the Psychology of the Uncanny, 1906.
