The Jokes of Sigmund Freud: A Study in Humor and Jewish Identity 3rd Edition

Oring uses psychoanalytic methods of interpretation and his detective work is uncanny. His novel approach yields a devastating, original portrait of Freud, rich in startling insights.

The most sustained effort, a well-informed monograph from which I have learned. — Peter Gay

There is something very bracing in Oring”s ability to find some of Freud”s deepest concerns in something apparently frivolous.

Oring”s analysis is subtle, extremely well-documented, and practically free of conjecture.

Oring has made a major contribution to the study of Freud.

Oring”s book on Freud is meticulous, intelligent, solidly researched, and well written. — Leo Rosten

Oring”s work is a serious work of psychobiography. He has collected the jokes and compiled other materials in a scholarly, beautifully annotated way.

The author manages to be analytical without denigrating Freud, thus avoiding the negative bent in which so many of his critics seem to delight. It makes enjoyable reading.

The thoroughness of Oring”s scholarship is impressive. He has ferreted through a mountain of writings by and about Freud, and his treatment of the material is highly intelligent and interesting.

Professor Oring, an anthropologist, has not told us what Freud has eaten, but his integration of data provides a satisfying treatment of the socio-historical context for what other pathologists have previously uncovered.