Sleep Walking and Moon Walking: A Medico-Literary StudySadger, J.
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Sleep Walking and Moon Walking: A Medico-Literary Study
Sadger, J.
Psychoanalysis; Sleepwalking
episode: 'When I was nine or ten years old, the healthy brother was ill
episode: "When I was nine or ten years old, the healthy brother was ill
lunacy but of a vertable moon lover, presumably our poet himself. There
lunacy but of a veritable moon lover, presumably our poet himself. There
all this he did not become so quickly aware, as that his own checks
all this he did not become so quickly aware, as that his own cheeks
with massive oak or iron bars. So finally he gave up entirely and
with massive oak or iron bars. "So finally he gave up entirely and
surrounded her. He compelled himeslf to leave the clear broad way of
surrounded her. He compelled himself to leave the clear broad way of
look would draw from me--what would you drag out from my soul?--'The
look would draw from me--what would you drag out from my soul?'--'The
occurred to her the many nights when she had dreamed of the lonely
occurred to her the many nights "when she had dreamed of the lonely
his fresh dream kissees. Still she consciously kept back every outer
his fresh dream kisses. Still she consciously kept back every outer
I can deal more briefly with Jörn Uhl," the well-known rural romance of
I can deal more briefly with "Jörn Uhl," the well-known rural romance of
not yet late"--"The sky is so clear. I want to look at the stars once
not yet late."--"The sky is so clear. I want to look at the stars once
child and in his way solemnly declares "I will never do it again," and
child and in his way solemnly declares, "I will never do it again," and
for reverence.'"
for reverence."
is the love--one can call it nothing else--which the child betows upon
is the love--one can call it nothing else--which the child bestows upon
now for the first time a child no more. Maria thus felt herself through
now for the first time a child no more." Maria thus felt herself through
manner." Only all to evident! This punishment was in reality a
manner." Only all too evident! This punishment was in reality a
The friendliness, the affectionate regard, which spoke so unmistakably
"The friendliness, the affectionate regard, which spoke so unmistakably
good. Since she could not yet entirely believe she asked, "Is it indeed
good." Since she could not yet entirely believe she asked, "Is it indeed
and said confusedly, "See this beautiful child, Eisener, Sir!" Maria
and said confusedly, 'See this beautiful child, Eisener, Sir!'" Maria
premonition of a happy life with Eisener and her George."
premonition of a happy life with Eisener and her George.
[25] Cf. with this especially Ernest Jentsch, "Das Pathologische bei
[25] Cf. with this especially Ernst Jentsch, "Das Pathologische bei
[27] Rhapsodies over the Employment of the Psychical Method of
[27] "Rhapsodies over the Employment of the Psychical Method of
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