1st Edition

Jung, Dante, and the Making of the Red Book: Of Fire and Form

By Tommaso Priviero Copyright 2024
226 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

226 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

226 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book explores the genesis of the Red Book (or Liber Novus ), through the lens of Jung’s lifelong confrontation with Dante and, in doing so, provides the first-ever thorough comparative analysis of the intertextual and symbolical correspondences between Liber Novus and the Commedia . Starting from Jung’s multifaceted fascination with Dante and his pivotal role in the former’s... Read more

Preface by Sonu Shamdasani  Introduction  1. Books of Visions 2. Into Hell  3. Rebirth  Epilogue

Biography

Tommaso Priviero is an analytical psychologist in London, and holds a PhD in History of Psychology, University College London, UK.