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A sweeping exploration of the role that dreams have played in politics, art, religion, and psychology, from ancient civilizations to the present day.

The Scientific Study of Dreams: Neural Networks, Cognitive Development and Content Analysis presents a new neurocognitive model of dreams that draws from empirical research to explain the process of dreaming and the nature of dream content. Until now, dream studies have been limited in their usefulness, but recent advances in neuroscience, dream content analysis cognitive linguistics, statistics, and computer software have made it possible to revitalize...

Reading Dreams contains seven new essays, based on new research, on the interpretation of medieval and Renaissance dreams. The textual focus is both literary and non-literary. Chaucer and Shakespeare are important reference-points, while Langland, the Pearl-poet and Milton receive significant coverage. Diaries, philosophical texts, works on dream theory and medical treatises are also extensively used. The methodology is a mixture of close reading,...