Four Novels in Jungs 1925 Seminar - 9780367420659

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Four Novels in Jungs 1925 SeminarLiterary Discussion and Analytical Psychology\nAuthor(s): Matthew A. Fike\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367420659, 978-0367420659\nSynopsis\nC. G. Jung believed that popular fiction often conveyed unvarnished psychological truths. In this volume, Matthew A. Fike skillfully analyzes the novels under consideration in Jungs 1925 seminar on analytical psychology, corrects Jungs ill-informed perspectives, and sheds light on a neglected area of Jungian literary studies. \n\nJung originally planned to discuss several novels about the animaHenry Rider Haggards She, Pierre Benots LAtlantide, and Gustav Meyrinks The Green Face. At the request of his participants, he dropped Meyrink and included a text about the animus, Marie Hays The Evil Vineyard. Fike demonstrates that Haggards She and Benots LAtlantide portray anima possession, the visionary and psychological modes, and traditional ve.