Lover: Embracing the Passionate Heart (Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious, Vol. 4) (Hardcover)

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Readers of Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell will be familiar with the concept of archetypes, symbolic figures that embody key aspects of our contradictory nature, from the hero to the fool. The highly innovative and gorgeously illustrated series, Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious: Reflecting American Culture through Literature and Art, considers American variations on these ancient themes in volumes that combine provocative writings, Native American myths, and extraordinarily well chosen images, both handmade and photographic.The archetypal romantic lover stands for "the single greatest energy system that governs our lives," writes Jungian analyst Robert Johnson in his wise and reflective introduction to The Lover. Johnson cautions that for all its passion and excitement, however, romantic love is also the source of painful illusions, and love's many faces are revealed in stories, essays, and poems rich in sensuality, psychological subtlety, irony, and humor. Intense and revealing vignettes by Lydia Davis, Joe Balay, and Joyce Carol Oates vie with Mark Twain's satirically keen "From the Diaries of Adam and Eve," while arresting juxtapositions of text and picture make this volume particularly alluring. Donna Seaman
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Product Description
The volumes in this series highlight the artistry of America's collective spirit, as they reveal how archetypal images shape and distinguish us as a people.

With an Introduction by Robert A. Johnson

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Tarcher (January 2, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585421901
• ISBN-13: 978-1585421909
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 7.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
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