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PublisherPrinceton University Press

ISBN-100691017727

ISBN-139780691017723

eBay Product ID (ePID)251037

Product Key Features

Number of Pages192 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameAmor and Psyche : the Psychic Development of the Feminine: a Commentary on the Tale by Apuleius

Publication Year1971

SubjectGeneral, Ancient & Classical

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Psychology

AuthorErich Neumann

SeriesBollingen Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight7.8 Oz

Item Length8.1 in

Item Width7.6 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN75-510731

ReviewsHere we have a very subtle and suggestive analysis of the psychological characteristics of the feminine by the most brilliant disciple of C.G. Jung. . . . [T]he reading of this short book is a most enchanting and stimulating experience., "Here we have a very subtle and suggestive analysis of the psychological characteristics of the feminine by the most brilliant disciple of C.G. Jung. . . . [T]he reading of this short book is a most enchanting and stimulating experience." -- The Journal of Pastoral Care, Here we have a very subtle and suggestive analysis of the psychological characteristics of the feminine by the most brilliant disciple of C.G. Jung. . . . [T]he reading of this short book is a most enchanting and stimulating experience. -- The Journal of Pastoral Care, "Here we have a very subtle and suggestive analysis of the psychological characteristics of the feminine by the most brilliant disciple of C.G. Jung. . . . [T]he reading of this short book is a most enchanting and stimulating experience."-- The Journal of Pastoral Care

Dewey Edition23

Series Volume Number6

Dewey Decimal873/.01

SynopsisThe renowned tale of Amor and Psyche, from Apuleius's second-century Latin novel The Golden Ass, is one of the most charming fragments of classical literature. Neumann chose it as the exemplar of an unusual study of feminine psychology. Unfolding the spiritual and mythical background of the pagan narrative, he shows how the contest between the mortal maid Psyche and the great goddess Aphrodite over the god Amor--Aphrodite's son, Psyche's husband--yields surprising and valuable insights into the psychic life of women., Unfolding the spiritual and mythical background of the pagan narrative, this book shows how the contest between the mortal maid Psyche and the great goddess Aphrodite over the god Amor yields insights into the psychic life of women., The renowned tale of Amor and Psyche, from Apuleius's second-century Latin novel The Golden Ass , is one of the most charming fragments of classical literature. Neumann chose it as the exemplar of an unusual study of feminine psychology. Unfolding the spiritual and mythical background of the pagan narrative, he shows how the contest between the mortal maid Psyche and the great goddess Aphrodite over the god Amor--Aphrodite's son, Psyche's husband--yields surprising and valuable insights into the psychic life of women., The renowned tale of Amor and Psyche, from Apuleius's second-century Latin novelThe Golden Ass, is one of the most charming fragments of classical literature. Neumann chose it as the exemplar of an unusual study of feminine psychology. Unfolding the spiritual and mythical background of the pagan narrative, he shows how the contest between the mortal maid Psyche and the great goddess Aphrodite over the god Amor--Aphrodite's son, Psyche's husband--yields surprising and valuable insights into the psychic life of women.

LC Classification NumberPA6217.N4 1971