The Stuff That Dreams Are Made on

<p>Jung believed that great literature compensates for collective psychic imbalance either by offering alternatives or by reflecting the imbalance. In this study Snider explores Jung's theories by focusing on a wide selection of Western literature. Included are chapters on Merlin as he was portrayed by Victorian authors Swinburne's <em>Tristram of Lyonesse</em> Virginia Woolfs <em>Orlando </em>and <em>The Waves</em> <em>The Member of the Wedding </em>and <em>Clock Without Hands</em> by Carson McCullers Oscar Wilde's <em>The Picture of Dorian Gray</em> and the po­etry of W. H. Auden.</p><p>“The Stuff That Dreams Are Made On is a clear straightforward treatment—free of academic and psychoanalytic jargon—of Jungian literary criticism. Snider’s introduction is not only a first rate exposition of Jungian literary theory but a lucid explanation of Jungian psychology as well. Particularly valuable is his chapter on Carson McCullers. All in all a solid piece of critical work.” -David Peck professor of English and American Studies author of <em>Novels of Initiation</em></p><p><strong>Clifton Snider Ph.D.</strong> is the author of six books of poetry including <em>Blood and Bones</em> and Impervious to Piranhas. His poetry fiction reviews and articles on literature composition and popular culture have appeared in numerous journals. A specialist in Jungian analysis of literature he is included in Natoli's Psychological perspectives on Literature. He teaches literature composition and creative writing at California State University Long Beach.</p><p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p><p>Jungian Theory and Its Literary Application</p><p>The Archetypal Wise Old Man: Merlin in Nineteenth-Century British Literature</p><p>The Archetypal Self in Swinburne's <em>Tristram of Lyonesse</em></p><p>A Jungian Analysis of Schizophrenia in Oscar Wilde's <em>The Picture of Dorian Gray</em></p><p>Androgyny in Virginia Woolf: Jungian Interpretations of <em>Orlando and The Waves</em></p><p>Two Myths for Our Time: Carson McCullers's <em>The Member of the Wedding</em> and <em>Clock Without Hands</em></p><p>The Archetype of Love in the Age of Anxiety: W. H. Auden</p>