Psychoanalytic dream interpretation and Waldhorn (1967) have downgraded Freud's classical view of dreams from extremely important to being on a level playing field with other psychological phenomena. Developments in REM research (Ellman and Antrobus, 1991) have also played a part in diminishing dreams importance in both clinical and theoretical psychoanalysis. For psychoanalysts dreams can present a challenge as their interpretation often can overwhelm other aspects of a patients problem and take up much of the time spent on the patient, and in many cases interpretations served the interpreter and not the patient. Dream discussion has taken a back seat to the discussion of
The Dreams of Tipu Sultan two centuries, as attested by the numerous scholarly works, ballads, plays and novels about his tempestuous life and tragic end. What is less well known, however, is that this man, who spent a large part of his life on horseback, maintained a record of his dreams that he concealed from his nearest associates. "The Dreams of Tipu Sultan" examines the inner life of this warrior, political visionary, and dreamer. "The Dreams of Tipu Sultan" : https://archive.org/stream/dreamsoftipusult00tipprich#page/n0/mode/2up The Dreams of Tipu Sultan Tipu Sultan Kanda Kanasu (English: The Dreams of Tipu Sultan) is a 1997 Kannada play written by Indian playwright