{"product_id":"the-stuff-that-dreams-are-clifton-snider-9781888602999","title":"The Stuff That Dreams Are Made on: A Jungian Interpretation of Literature (Chiron Monograph Series: Volume 5)","description":"\u003cp\u003eJung believed that great literature compensates for collective psychic imbalance, either by offering alternatives or by reflecting the imbalance. In this study, Snider explores Jung's theories by focusing on a wide selection of Western literature. Included are chapters on Merlin as he was portrayed by Victorian authors, Swinburne's \u003cem\u003eTristram of Lyonesse\u003c\/em\u003e, Virginia Woolfs \u003cem\u003eOrlando \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Waves\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Member of the Wedding \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eClock Without Hands\u003c\/em\u003e by Carson McCullers, Oscar Wilde's \u003cem\u003eThe Picture of Dorian Gray\u003c\/em\u003e, and the po­etry of W. H. Auden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Stuff That Dreams Are Made On is a clear, straightforward treatment--free of academic and psychoanalytic jargon--of Jungian literary criticism. Snider's introduction is not only a first rate exposition of Jungian literary theory, but a lucid explanation of Jungian psychology as well. Particularly valuable is his chapter on Carson McCullers. All in all, a solid piece of critical work.\" -David Peck, professor of English and American Studies, author of \u003cem\u003eNovels of Initiation\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClifton Snider, Ph.D.\u003c\/strong\u003e, is the author of six books of poetry, including \u003cem\u003eBlood and Bones\u003c\/em\u003e and Impervious to Piranhas. His poetry, fiction, reviews, and articles on literature, composition, and popular culture have appeared in numerous journals. A specialist in Jungian analysis of literature, he is included in Natoli's Psychological perspectives on Literature. He teaches literature, composition, and creative writing at California State University, Long Beach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJungian Theory and Its Literary Application\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Archetypal Wise Old Man: Merlin in Nineteenth-Century British Literature\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Archetypal Self in Swinburne's \u003cem\u003eTristram of Lyonesse\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Jungian Analysis of Schizophrenia in Oscar Wilde's \u003cem\u003eThe Picture of Dorian Gray\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrogyny in Virginia Woolf: Jungian Interpretations of \u003cem\u003eOrlando and The Waves\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo Myths for Our Time: Carson McCullers's \u003cem\u003eThe Member of the Wedding\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eClock Without Hands\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Archetype of Love in the Age of Anxiety: W. H. Auden\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Clifton Snider\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1888602996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781888602999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chiron Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d","brand":"Clifton Snider","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46795401986303,"sku":"9781888602999","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_84cf97c1-6e91-4703-a4ce-3f819053dbae.jpg?v=1744947490","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-stuff-that-dreams-are-clifton-snider-9781888602999","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}