Interpretation of Dreams: Oneirocritica [Hardcover]

Artemidorus (Author)

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Text: English, Greek (translation) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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• Hardcover: 270 pages
• Publisher: Original Books; 2 Revised edition (September 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0944558038
• ISBN-13: 978-0944558034
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #155,220 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Oneirocritica or "The Interpretion of Dreams" by Artemidorus, August 30, 2007

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This review is from: Interpretation of Dreams: Oneirocritica (Hardcover)

Oneirocritica is the most comprehensive, the most sought after and the most quoted book on dream interpretation, to have been written from antiquity to present times. This is more than an elaborate dream dictionary. Artemidorus, a 2nd Century AD professional dream-interpreter, tried to impart to his son, and thus to anyone reading this book today, the basic principles he followed, to reveal the dreamer's psyche and future.

All human cultures have entertained the common belief that dream images, like words in a language foreign to us, have hidden meanings trying to convey the secrets of our personality or of our future. We are fortunate to have Professor White's superb, first time, complete translation into English of this unique work on dream interpretation, coming to us from an early professional of this ancient art. Moreover the translation has been enriched by Professor White's in depth commentary on the text and on the vast Greek and Roman culture of Artemidorus' time.

Artemidorus writes: "I have not relied upon conjectures here, nor have I constructed a system of probabilities. My writing is based on personal experience. I myself have observed, in each occasion, how these dreams have come true." The extensively revised index pages of this second edition are designed to be of help to curious readers trying to make sense of their own dreams. Also, dream subjects or symbols, of which Artemidorus wrote, have been highlighted in bold-face by the publisher.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great edition!, October 26, 2010

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Rebeca Calvo Gomez (New York) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Interpretation of Dreams: Oneirocritica (Hardcover)

This is the only decent translation and edition in English for the Dreams Interpretation by Artemidorus.
The interpretation by the greek Artemidorus are the ones in which most other books of dream interpretations/dictionary is based upon. I find it much more useful than other popular books (such as the ones by Miller, Freud etc.). You will need to adapt some aspects to our 21st century world, since the original book is from the 2nd century, but overall it will give you the best comments and dictionary for your dreams.
I think the translator and the editor did also a great job: the English text is clear, the comments from the translator & editor are very useful and you will find an index at the end of the book that allows you to find easily the entry you are looking for.
The publication itself is very good, nice paper, nice font, perfect size.
I just wish they did the book for kindle edition!