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This little book appeared as part of a large series on psychology published in the collection called Rowohlt's German Encyclopedia. The author, since 1948 a training analyst in Rio de Janeiro, was a staunch proponent of psychoanalysis in Germany. He deserves special credit and recognition for defending psychoanalysis against the assaults of Nazism and for maintaining throughout the political and social vicissitudes of German life the Berlin Psychoanalytic Clinic. He is fortunate in having at last succeeded in establishing it as the first popular clinic of its kind in connection with the Berlin Insurance Institute as The Central Institute for Psychogenic Diseases.
The book offers an impressive wealth of information presented in a lively, clear way, not too technical and yet not without scientific precision. The essence of Freud's work on the dream is sufficiently complete; the pre-freudian and post-freudian literature is also given serious consideration. Examples of dream analysis are clear and useful. Some are dreams of the author. Various modifications, additions, and deviations from freudian dream analysis are presented critically and yet with full recognition of their possible value.