The Interpretation of Dreams and Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality

“The virtuous man contents himself with dreaming that which the wicked man does in actual life. ”Regarded as Sigmund Freud’s most significant work, The Interpretation of Dreams was published in 1899 and aims to give readers a peek through the workings of the unconscious mind through dream interpretations. In this book, Frued paves a new way of understanding human nature and thought processes. The book fascinates the readers with symbolisms that establish how everyday experiences get manifested into dreams. Describing them as picture-puzzles, Freud asserts that dreams can form a “poetical phrase of the greatest beauty and significance”.


"Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality" was originally published by Freud in 1905 and reedited by him over the course of his life. The edition reprinted is the 1949 London Edition translated by James Strachey. In this work Freud advanced his theory of sexuality, in particular its relation to childhood. The three essays are "The Sexual Aberrations", "Infantile Sexuality" and "The Transformation of Puberty." In its final version, the "Three Essays" also included the concepts of "penis envy", "castration anxiety", and the "Oedipus complex".