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Sigmund FreudThe Uncanny
Nonfiction | Essay / Speech | Adult | Published in 1919A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
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“Screen Memories”
“The Creative Writer and Daydreaming”
“Family Romances”
Part 1, “Leonardo da Vinci and a Memory of His Childhood”
Part 2, “Leonardo da Vinci and a Memory of His Childhood”
Part 3, “Leonardo da Vinci and a Memory of His Childhood”
Part 4, “Leonardo da Vinci and a Memory of His Childhood”
Part 5, “Leonardo da Vinci and a Memory of His Childhood”
Part 6, “Leonardo da Vinci and a Memory of His Childhood”
Part 1, “The Uncanny”
Part 2, “The Uncanny”
Part 3, “The Uncanny”
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Assess, using examples, Freud’s claim that “every child at play behaves like a writer” (25).
In your opinion, has Freud’s influence helped or hampered literary criticism? Refer to several prominent critics in your response.
How does Freud define the uncanny differently than others?
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By Sigmund Freud
