Volume 8 of the Collected Works of Marie-Louise von Franz: An Introduction to the Interpretation of Fairytales & Animus and Anima in Fairytales

by Marie-Louise von Franz

Book Overview

Marie-Louise von Franz believed fairytales to be the purest and simplest expressions of the collective unconscious. Too often the interpreter regresses to a personalized approach, however, heroes and heroines are abstractions that embody collective archetypes. The innumerable variations within the same fairytale told in different cultures are like a musical theme crisscrossing humanity. In Volume 8, von Franz establishes that there is only...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1685031692
• ISBN13: 9781685031695
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Chiron Publications
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"