Problems of the Feminine in Fairytales (Seminar Series (Spring Publications, Inc.), 5.) (Paperback)

by Marie-Luise von Franz (Author), Marie-Louise Von Franz (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Spring Pubns (June 1973)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0882141058
• ISBN-13: 978-0882141053
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #364,828 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Every man and every woman should read this in high school., November 18, 1999

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This is THE essential book to help men and women understand each other (as well as themselves). Marie-Louise, more than anyone else, has deeply understood Jung and successfully applied his insights and methodology. The archetype of the Feminine is especially misunderstood in our era, with its predominantly rational-istic outlook. This book is a psychological gem of her wisdom and brings Jung's approach down to earth without sacrificing accuracy (I wish this were true of more Jungians). Of her famous lectures on Fairytales, this stands out, along with Shadow and Evil, and Individuation in Fairytales, as core books that not only every Jungian, but any interested "layman", should be intimately familiar with. Having first read it in 1985, I personally benefited immensely from it not only by gaining valuable insight into my own anima, or feminine side, but by better understanding the real psychology of women. This also greatly improved my relationships with women.