Archetypes : the persistence of unifying patterns

A Helen and Kurt Wolff book.".

1 Metaphysical experience. 2 Archetypes. 3 Archetypal politics. 4 Archetypal poetry. 5 The vision of the rose

'Throughout the world there persist constants known as archetypes--patterns of impulse, thought and behavior that mold not only man's history but also his dreams. Professor Zolla shows ways to define and evaluate those patterns in their various guises, ancient and contemporary. He has gathered together a vast amount of material drawn from Eastern and Western traditions, from science, literature, art and poetry....'

Hardcover