The Spirit of Man in Art and Literature

Some of Jung's best insights into artistic and literary creation. Essays on Freud, Wilhelm, Picasso, Joyce, and on poetry and literature.

First published in 1967. There are different ways of looking at the achievements of outstanding personalities. In reading this book, the reader will be in touch with some of Jung's best insights into artistic and literary creation. The essays are on Paracelsus, Freud, Richard Wilhelm, Picasso, and Joyce's Ulysses. There are also two chapters on poetry and literature.

Autorentext

Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961). Founded the analytical school of psychology and developed a radical new theory of the unconscious.

Inhalt

Paracelsus Translated from "Paracelsus/' Wirklichkeit der Seele (Zurich: Rascher, 1934). Paracelsus the Physician Translated from "Paracelsus als Arzt," Paracelsica: Zwei Vor· lesungen über den Arzt und Philosophen Theophrastus (Zurich: Rascher, 1942). II Sigmund Freud in His Historical Setting Translated from "Sigmund Freud als kulturhistorische Erscheinung," Wirklichkeit der Seele (Zurich: Rascher, 1934). In Memory of Sigmund Freud Translated from "Sigmund Freud: Ein Nachruf," Sonntagsblatt der Easier Nachrichten, XXXIII (1939). III Richard Wilhelm: In Memoriam Translated from "Nachruf für Richard Wilhelm," Das Geheimnis der goldenen Blute: Ein chinesisches Lebensbuch, 5th edn. (Zurich: Rascher, 1957). IV On the Relation of Analytical Psychology to Poetry, Translated from "Über die Beziehungen der analytischen Psychologie zum dichterischen Kunstwerk," Seelenprobleme der Gegenwart (Zurich: Rascher, 1931). Psychology and Literature, Translated from "Psychologie und Dichtung," Gestaltungen des Unbewussten (Zurich: Rascher, 1950). Introduction, 84. - 1. The Work of Art, - 2. The Artist, V "Ulysses": A Monologue Translated from "Ulysses/' Wirklichkeit der Seele (Zurich: Rascher, 1934), Picasso Translated from "Picasso," Wirklichkeit der Seele (Zurich: Rascher, 1934).