{"product_id":"9780933029378","title":"The Stuff That Dreams Are Made On: A Jungian Interpretation of Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003eJung 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 \u003cem\u003eTristram of Lyonesse\u003c\/em\u003e, Virginia Woolfs \u003cem\u003eOrlando \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Waves\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Member of the Wedding \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eClock Without Hands\u003c\/em\u003e by Carson McCullers, Oscar Wilde's \u003cem\u003eThe Picture of Dorian Gray\u003c\/em\u003e, and the po­etry of W. H. Auden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The Stuff That Dreams Are Made On is a clear, straightforward treatment—free of academic and psychoanalytic jargon—of Jungian literary criticism. Snider’s introduction is not only a first rate exposition of Jungian literary theory, but a lucid explanation of Jungian psychology as well. Particularly valuable is his chapter on Carson McCullers. All in all, a solid piece of critical work.” -David Peck, professor of English and American Studies, author of \u003cem\u003eNovels of Initiation\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClifton Snider, Ph.D.\u003c\/strong\u003e, is the author of six books of poetry, including \u003cem\u003eBlood and Bones\u003c\/em\u003e and Impervious to Piranhas. His poetry, fiction, reviews, and articles on literature, composition, and popular culture have appeared in numerous journals. A specialist in Jungian analysis of literature, he is included in Natoli's Psychological perspectives on Literature. He teaches literature, composition, and creative writing at California State University, Long Beach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJungian Theory and Its Literary Application\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Archetypal Wise Old Man: Merlin in Nineteenth-Century British Literature\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Archetypal Self in Swinburne's \u003cem\u003eTristram of Lyonesse\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Jungian Analysis of Schizophrenia in Oscar Wilde's \u003cem\u003eThe Picture of Dorian Gray\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrogyny in Virginia Woolf: Jungian Interpretations of \u003cem\u003eOrlando and The Waves\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo Myths for Our Time: Carson McCullers's \u003cem\u003eThe Member of the Wedding\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eClock Without Hands\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Archetype of Love in the Age of Anxiety: W. H. Auden\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chiron Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47009546436848,"sku":"9780933029378","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780933029378_p0.jpg?v=1763868913","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780933029378","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}