Archetypal patterns in fairy tales

by Marie-Louise von Franz

Paperback, 1997

Publication

Imprint: Toronto : Inner City Books, c1997. Series: Studies in Jungian psychology by Jungian analysts.. Responsibility: Marie-Louise von Franz. OCLC Number: 36838543. Physical: Text : 1 volume : 191 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. Features: Includes index.

Call number

Psy-J / Franz

Barcode

BK-04871

ISBN

0919123775 / 9780919123779

Original publication date

1997

CSS Library Notes

Description: From the author's preface: "This book is a collection of fairy tale interpretations I presented in a series of lectures at the C.G. Jung Institute in Zurich. I did not want to focus on a specific theme but rather to wander through many countries and types of fairy tales. I chose some that challenged me because they were unusual. I wanted to show both their diversity and their underlying similarities, so that one could appreciate what is common to all civilizations and all human beings, and I wanted to show how Jung's method of interpreting archetypal fantasy material could be applied to these diverse tales.

Table of Contents: The princess with the twelve pairs of golden shoes (Danish) --
The three carnations (Spanish) --
The rejected princess (Chinese) --
The nine brothers who were changed into lambs and their sister (French) --
The tale of Mrile (African) --
The blade of straw, the coal, and the bean (Grimm).

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Physical description

191 p.; 22 cm

Description

This is the first volume of von Franz's Zurich lectures to be published since 1980. There are in-depth studies of six fairy tales from Europe, China and Africa. Featuring the symbolic, non-linear approach von Franz is famous for, the book offers insights into cross-cultural motifs, as well as acting as a resource for understanding dream images.

Language

Original language

German

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