Jung and the Epic of Transformation - Volume 2

<p><strong>For Goethe his <em>Faust</em> was his main business (<em>Hauptgeschäft</em>) an <em>opus magnum</em> or <em>divinum</em> within the framework of which his whole life was so enacted. Or so believed C.G. Jung who described himself as haunted by the same dream as launched upon a single enterprise which was <em>his</em> main business and someone in whom <em>Faust</em> had struck a chord and pierced through in a way he could not but regard as personal. In <em>Goethe's Faust as a Text of Transformation</em> Paul Bishop considers the significance for Jung of this iconic work of German literature which embraces the periods of <em>Sturm und Drang</em> Weimar Classicism and Romanticism and constitutes a major work in the German epic of transformation. In Parts One and Two of this dramatic poem (or poetic drama) Faust undergoes a series of transformations - as do those readers who as Jung did open themselves up to the transformational power of Goethe's work.</strong></p><p></p><p>This is the second volume in a series of books examining key texts in German literature and thought that were in Jung's own estimation or by scholarly consent highly influential on his thinking. The project of <em>Jung and the Epic of Transformation</em> consists of four titles sequentially arranged to explore great works from a Jungian perspective and in turn to highlight their importance for interpreting <em>The Red Book</em>.</p><p></p><p><strong>Table of</strong> <strong>Contents</strong></p><p><em>List of Abbreviations </em></p><p><em>Editions of translations cited </em></p><p><em>Faust editions and commentaries </em></p><p><em>Works on Goethean life (in chronological order) </em></p><p><em>Works on Goethean aesthetics (in chronological order) </em></p><p><em>Jungian/alchemical readings of Faust (in chronological order) </em></p><p><em>Audiovisual recommendations </em></p><p><em>Acknowledgments </em></p><p><em>Preface </em></p><p>Chapter 1 Goethe's <em>Faust</em> Part One </p><p>Chapter 2 Goethe's <em>Faust</em> Part Two </p><p>Chapter 3 Goethe's <em>Faust </em>in Jung's Works [A]: <em>Faust </em>in Jung's Autobiographical and Early Works </p><p>Chapter 4 Goethe's <em>Faust </em>in Jung's Works [B]: <em>Faust </em>in Jung's Later Works of the Thirties Forties and Fifties </p><p><em>Bibliography </em></p>