The Problem of the Puer Aeternus

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Summary: A Jungian take on a Childrens Classic
Review: Marie Louise von Franz (1915-1998), the luminary disciple of Carl Jung, worked with him for over thirty years and drew great inspiration from the Jungian school, which she has utilized numerously in her books on dream interpretation, fairy tales, and riveting archetypal commentaries. This particular work discusses the problem of the man as Boy, the Eternal Youth, and it uses the very compelling story of the Little Prince by Antoine Saint-Exupery as its primary dirivitive source. I would suggest this text to anyone who may recently have been driven mad by a charming but wildly irresponsible man, filled with dreams but never quite able to deliver on a practical level. Most of us have known this man fairly intimately and have never quite been able to touch on his mercurial behaviours. This book will provide you with the answers. I would suggest the Little Prince as an additional reference for you, because you will never look at it as the work of a naif again, but rather as a riveting tome of denial and self-aggrandizment. Enjoy.

Rating:
Summary: A Jungian take on a Childrens Classic
Review: Marie Louise von Franz (1915-1998), the luminary disciple of Carl Jung, worked with him for over thirty years and drew great inspiration from the Jungian school, which she has utilized numerously in her books on dream interpretation, fairy tales, and riveting archetypal commentaries. This particular work discusses the problem of the man as Boy, the Eternal Youth, and it uses the very compelling story of the Little Prince by Antoine Saint-Exupery as its primary dirivitive source. I would suggest this text to anyone who may recently have been driven mad by a charming but wildly irresponsible man, filled with dreams but never quite able to deliver on a practical level. Most of us have known this man fairly intimately and have never quite been able to touch on his mercurial behaviours. This book will provide you with the answers. I would suggest the Little Prince as an additional reference for you, because you will never look at it as the work of a naif again, but rather as a riveting tome of denial and self-aggrandizment. Enjoy.