Ring of Power : The Abandoned Child, the Authoritarian Father, and the Disempowered Feminine - A Jungian Understanding of Wagner's Ring Cycle - Hardcover

Bolen, Jean Shinoda

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0062500864 ISBN 13: 9780062500861

Publisher: Harpersanfrancisco, 1992

Synopsis

The author of The Tao of Psychology examines Wagner's mythic, multigenerational family drama of the Ring Cycle operas for archetypal truths and fundamental insights, showing readers how to free themselves from their personal ""Ring Cycle"" of dysfunction. $20,000 ad/promo.

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From the Publisher:

A Jungian analyst and popular author illuminates our selves, our families, and our relationships through Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle--an enduring drama of mythic love and power.

From Library Journal:

The lengthy title of this work describes exactly what is covered. It is not necessary to know the story of the Ring Cycle in depth or even to be familiar with Norse mythology as the author covers both. Each of the four operas in the cycle is described individually with an analysis of the meaning according to Jungian psychology. As in her earlier works, Goddesses in Everywoman (HarperCollins, 1985) and Gods in Everyman (HarperSanFrancisco: HarperCollins, 1989), mythological figures are treated as archetypes which illustrate dysfunctional family structures and behaviors. This is a very readable, useful book for those working on self-examination and change, and is highly recommended for collections of both scholarly and popular psychology.
- Marilyn E. Schafer, Canadian Memorial Chiropractic Coll., Toronto
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harpersanfrancisco
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0062500864
• ISBN 13: 9780062500861
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 245