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Über Psychoanalyse (audio reading)

Sigmund Freud

A modern volunteer audio reading, in German, of Freud's lecture series on the origins and aims of psychoanalysis.

A reading of Freud's own lecture text on the origins and aims of psychoanalysis, delivered originally at Clark University.

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Über Psychoanalyse by Sigmund Freud. LibriVox volunteer audio reading, not Freud's own voice.

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What it is

This audio file is a LibriVox volunteer reading of Über Psychoanalyse, a text based on five lectures given by Sigmund Freud for the 20th anniversary celebrations of Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts. The lectures cover the origins of psychoanalysis, hysteria, dream interpretation, hypnosis, repression, neurosis and sexuality. This recording is a recent reading by a volunteer, not Freud's own voice.

Why it matters

The lectures were an important moment when Freud presented psychoanalysis to an international audience in the United States, helping spread his ideas beyond Europe. Hearing the text in German, the language Freud wrote in, connects listeners to his original words, even though the voice itself is not his.

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