The Unfolding God of Jung and Milton / James P. Driscoll.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Driscoll, James P., 1946-

Series:

Studies in the English Renaissance.

Studies in the English Renaissance

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

God in literature.

God--History of doctrines.

God.

Psychoanalysis and literature--England.

Psychoanalysis and literature.

Archetype (Psychology) in literature.

Jung, C. G. (Carl Gustav), 1875-1961.

Jung, C. G.

Milton, John, 1608-1674--Religion.

Milton, John.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this first extensive Jungian treatment of Milton's major poems, James P. Driscoll uses archetypal psychology to explore Milton's great themes of God, man, woman, and evil and offers readers deepened understanding of Jung's profound thoughts on Godhead. The Father, the Son, Satan, Messiah, Samson, Adam, and Eve gain new dimensions of meaning as their stories become epiphanies of the archetypes of Godhead. God and Satan of Paradise Lost are seen as the ego and the shadow of a single unfolding personality whose anima is the Holy Spirit and Milton's muse. Samson carries the Yahweh archetype e

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Something of Graver Import; 2 The Shadow of God; 3 Decisive Identity; 4 Yahweh Agonistes; Glossary; A; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; Q; S; T; U; V; W; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 198-230) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780813160177

0813160170

9780813185583

0813185580

9780813161532

0813161533

OCLC:

643974462