Amor and Psyche: The Psychic Development of the Feminine: A Commentary on the Tale of Apuleius

Erich Neumann (Author); Ralph Manheim (Translator)

ISBN 10: 0691017727 / ISBN 13: 9780691017723

Published by Princeton Univeristy Press, Princeton, NJ, 1973

About this Item

180 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Notes in pen on inside of front and back covers and first and last pages. Small pen mark on front cover.

Seller Inventory # 3iiiFf0018

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Amor and Psyche: The Psychic Development of the Feminine: A Commentary on the Tale of Apuleius
• Publisher: Princeton Univeristy Press, Princeton, NJ
• Publication Date: 1973
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0691017727
• ISBN 13: 9780691017723
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Edition: 3rd Printing 1973
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Psychology, Psychiatry, Psychotherapy
  • Academic, Scholarly, Research
  • Women's Studies, Health & Reprod. Care, Feminism

About this title

Synopsis

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.

Review

"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)