Individuatn Fairy Tales

by Marie-Louise von Franz

Book Overview

With a text revised and corrected by the author, this definitive edition of "Individuation in Fairy Tales " is rich with insights from religion, literature, and myth. Dr. von Franz focuses on the symbolism of the bird motif in six fairy tales of Europe and Asia: " The White Parrot" (Spain), " The Bath Bagerd" (Persia), " Princess Hassan Pasha" (Turkestan), " The Bid Flower Triller" (Iran), " The Nightingale Giser" (Balkans), and " The Bird Wehmus"...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0877735255
• ISBN13: 9780877735250
• Release Date: February 1991
• Publisher: Shambhala Publications
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Fairy Tales and Dreams - Hope for our World

Marie Louise von Franz is a delightful writer who understands what we need to know about ourselves and our world right now. Her sense of humor and informality make the most unfamiliar ideas accessible. She explains beautifully how fairy tales really are the dreams of nations and tribes and how they compensate for our conscious attitudes just as dreams do. She provides hope by explaining how fairy tales communicate the answers to the world's problems which dwell in the unconscious..