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

Amor and Psyche: The Psychic Development of the Feminine : a Commentary on the Tale by Apuleius
ISBN-10
0691017727
ISBN-13
9780691017723
Series
Amor and Psyche
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
181
Language
English
Published
1956
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Author
Erich Neumann

Description

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.

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