The stuff that dreams are made on : a Jungian interpretation of literature

by Clifton Snider

Book, 1991

Status

Available

Call number

PL

Tags

Poetry and Literature

Call number

PL

Publication

Wilmette, Ill. : Chiron Publications, c1991.

Physical description

xv, 159 p.; 23 cm

Series

Chiron Monograph Series (Volume V)

Local notes

Jung believed that great literature compensates for collective psychic imbalance, either by offering alternatives or by reflecting the imbalance. In this study, Snider explores Jung's theories by focusing on a wide selection of Western literature. Included are chapters on Merlin as he was portrayed by Victorian authors, Swinburne's Tristram of Lyonesse, Virginia Woolfs Orlando and The Waves, The Member of the Wedding and Clock Without Hands by Carson McCullers, Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, and the po­etry of W. H. Auden.

Subjects

American literature History and criticism Theory, etc
Archetype (Psychology) in literature
Criticism English-speaking countries
English literature History and criticism Theory, etc
Jung, C. G. 1875-1961

User reviews

LibraryThing member scottcholstad
I've had the pleasure of knowing Clifton Snider for decades, literally, and he's a great guy, a good soul, an extremely gifted poet, and in the case of this book -- which I first got and read many, many years ago right after it was published -- he proves that he's also a gifted writer and critic,
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 and as I found out, someone who knows Jung better than many people I've known. I have read and re-read this book several times, and while it's a "niche" book, if you have any interest in this area, I couldn't recommend it more.
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