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Shadows & Illuminations
John Neary
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Description for Shadows & Illuminations
Hardcover. Examines literary texts from various genres - prose fiction, plays, film - in order to explore the way dark and enlightening spiritual journeys are presented in literature. Combining literary criticism with Jungian approaches, this work focuses on religious, spiritual and psychological writings, with reference to the work of James Hillman. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HRLK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
This book examines literary texts from various genres -- prose fiction, plays, film -- in order to explore the way dark and enlightening spiritual journeys are presented in literature. Combining literary criticism with Jungian approaches, the analysis focuses on well known religious, spiritual and psychological writings, with special reference to the work of James Hillman. Stanley Kubrick's film 'Eyes Wide Shut' and Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic tale 'Young Goodman Brown', which present uncannily similar stories, exemplify the book's theme: both are examples of a "dark-side" narrative. In each case a limited, somewhat naive protagonist goes out, at night, into the darkness ... Read more
This book examines literary texts from various genres -- prose fiction, plays, film -- in order to explore the way dark and enlightening spiritual journeys are presented in literature. Combining literary criticism with Jungian approaches, the analysis focuses on well known religious, spiritual and psychological writings, with special reference to the work of James Hillman. Stanley Kubrick's film 'Eyes Wide Shut' and Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic tale 'Young Goodman Brown', which present uncannily similar stories, exemplify the book's theme: both are examples of a "dark-side" narrative. In each case a limited, somewhat naive protagonist goes out, at night, into the darkness ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845194314
SKU
V9781845194314
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About John Neary
John Neary is a professor of English at St Norbert College in Wisconsin, USA. He received degrees at the University of Notre Dame and the University of California, Irvine.
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