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Book SynopsisChristiana Morgan was an erotic muse who influenced twentieth-century psychology and inspired its male creators, including C G Jung, who saw in her the quintessential 'anima woman.' This biography explores how Morgan yearned to express her genius yet sublimated it to spark not only Jung but also her own lover Henry A Murray.
Trade Review"The Christiana Morgan who emerges from this book is a fascinating woman, profound, imaginative, bold, and experimental. Her story is illuminating and deeply sad. But Morgan was ultimately a rebel... Even now she defies categorization: as a psychologist, as a lover, and perhaps even as a feminist symbol."--The New York Times Book Review "Douglas's combination of biographical and analytic investigation invites a rethinking of what constitutes the psychic factors of women's lives and the psychology of gifted women in particular. [This book] brings a much-needed challenge to the post-Jungian and post-Freudian worldview."--Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Washington Post Book World
Table of ContentsIntroduction PART ONE CHRISTIANA ONE Family Trees and Their Fruit TWO A Turn-of-the-Century Girl THREE "God Help Me, Is All I Can Say" FOUR Like a Stain of Blood FIVE The Clouds of War SIX Maybe Forever SEVEN The Origin of the Hero EIGHT Brother and Sister PART TWO WONA AND MANSOL NINE The Whale TEN Let's Do It, Harry! ELEVEN Thunders and Agitations TWELVE The Red and Gold Diary THIRTEEN The End of the Chase FOURTEEN The Hidden Last Act Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
