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Book SynopsisJung and Literary Theory remedies a significant omission in literary studies by doing for Jung and poststructuralist literary theories what has been achieved for Freud and Lacan.
Trade Review'At last Jung, immensely fruitful Jung, is being connected with contemporary literary theory and writing. About time! Susan Rowland's astute and incisive study bridges all sorts of gaps that needed bridging. And as a plus, she brings all sorts of new insights into two unlikely bedfellows but equally wonderful writers, Doris Lessing and Michèle Roberts.' - Nicole Ward Jouve
'Just as feminist thought made Freud newly useful for a much wider range of thought and literature, Susan Rowland's book is an important step in opening up Jung's thought for gender-aware criticism. It combines a thoughtful and unpolemic account of the misogyny of Jung's theory together with lucid recuperation of the theory to redress the patriarchal constructions of women and to produce a site for feminist theory in the creation of culture.' - Jocelyn Wogan-Browne, Senior Lecturer in English, University of Liverpool
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Beyond Traditional Jungian Literary Criticism Jung for Literature and Literary Theory Jung: Political, Cultural and Historical Context A Jungian Reader Theory: Alchemy and The Chymical Wedding by Lindsay Clarke Jung and Feminist Narrative: Romantic Virgins in the Early Novels of Michèle Roberts Hysterical Jung: Michèle Roberts' The Book of Mrs Noah and In the Red Kitchen Jung, Literature and Fascism: Hopeful Monsters by Nicholas Mosley (Post)Colonial Jung: Doris Lessing's Canopus in Argos C.G. Jung and Literary Theory Notes Bibliography Glossary Index
