Eros and Pathos: Shades of Love and Suffering (Studies in Jungian Psychology) [Paperback]

Aldo Carotenuto (Author), Charles Nopar (Translator)

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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Italian

Product Details

• Paperback: 141 pages
• Publisher: Inner City Books (June 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0919123392
• ISBN-13: 978-0919123397
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #158,048 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Translating Silence, January 19, 2001

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Robert C. Barker (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eros and Pathos: Shades of Love and Suffering (Studies in Jungian Psychology) (Paperback)

It is no accident that Carotenuto continually refers to poets such as Rilke in his discourse. He looks to them, and to all creative minds, to elucidate otherwise impenetrable or unspeakable truths about the human condition, and particularly the pain and confusion often associated with love relationships. He does so with astonishing success. Carotenuto himself writes with the impact of poetry. He is able to articulate Jungian concepts in a way that makes sense to the reader on an intuitive, existential level, and not just an academic one. In chapter after chapter, he explains that the confusion and pain often associated with love relationships -- including betrayal, jealousy, need for power, loss of identity, erotic fantasy -- are born of not merely dysfuntion, but of our longing as human beings for authenticity. I have found no other book, in literature or psychology, that has come close to providing the same quality of psychic relief. That is not to say that the book offers solutions or self-help wisdom. It does not. What it says to the reader is: You are not insane; what you are feeling is universal, and moreover, valuable and necessary. For anyone who is in love or has experienced the loss of a love, this book is an invaluable resource-- something that can be turned to for a sense of stillness. The book is especially geared toward people engaged in creative pursuits who are battling against society's expectation that they adhere to more conventional life paths. Translation: If you are a starving artist, this book is for you too.

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4.0 out of 5 stars while more useful than fromm, June 26, 2006

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This review is from: Eros and Pathos: Shades of Love and Suffering (Studies in Jungian Psychology) (Paperback)

in explaining the ungraspable realm of the emotion of love, especially the WHYs and HOWs of it - for instance why do we fall in love with a particual person and why no other can replace that person.. it will help you understand love, jealousy, suffering, fear of loss and all the confusing states we experience while faling in and out of love. it will also help you deal with your own emotions, especially when love turns into suffering, as it inevitably always does. on a downside, for a non-native english speaker author's writing style was really hard to follow.

5.0 out of 5 stars Unforgettable, April 26, 2011

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This review is from: Eros and Pathos: Shades of Love and Suffering (Studies in Jungian Psychology) (Paperback)

I have regularly recommended this book to friends and clients. It is one of those rare books that gives insight into relationships and the many lessons love is meant to teach us. Intelligently written and moving. If you are a person who wants to understand your feelings within partnerships, this book is priceless. With a true Jungian approach, it gets to the root and leaves you changed.