"Steadmans text here is as witty as his drawings, both illustrating not only Freuds classification of jokes, but also the events of Freuds life " The North Carolina Review of Books "Earlier chapters of Freuds life, characterized by intellectual as well as physical vigorousness aided by the 19thcentury miracle drug of cocaine, give the illustrator rich material to work with " Open Culture One genius takes on another In what is a thoroughly atypical biography, Ralph Steadman examines Freud using his 1905 book The Joke and Its Relation to the Unconscious to illustrate his points with 75 illustrations The result is a masterful interplay of text and illustration, visual and verbal puns, and unexpected insight Sigmund Freud bursts defiantly and gleefully beyond the bounds of orthodox biography It is a wildly humorous exercise in bending, stretching and speculating on the activities of the socalled Father of Psychoanalysis Ralph Steadman wields his shrewd wit and fierce pen to highlight the ebbs and tides of Freuds life and career from early childhood to the moment of death But theres a twist Rich illustrations and witty text work hand in hand to transform each scene into a "joking situation," which the artist hilariously examines according to the techniques wielded by Freud himself in his 1905 book on humor and the unconscious mind The result is a fantastic Freudian festival of visual and verbal puns, unexpected insights, and sheer intellectual enjoyment Originally published in...

Binding: Paperback;120 pages; Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd; Classification: BG; Weight: 840 g; Dimensions: 304 x 260 x 9

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