Delusion and Dream in Jensen's Gradiva

Delusion and Dream in Jensen's Gradiva (1907) is a book by Sigmund Freud which analyses the short story Gradiva by Jensen, from a psychoanalytical point of view.

The short story is about a young archaelogist who comes to realise his love for his childhood friend through a long and complex process, mainly associating her with an idealised woman in the form of the gradiva bas-relief.