A study of two worlds : Persephone

Part 1 - Miss Blandish in the underworld. 1 Persephone. 2 The barrier. 3 The glamorous blonde. 4 The irreconcilables. 5 The reconciler. Part 2 - The two worlds. The dream. 1 Walter Mitty. 2 The problem of reality. 3 On the existence of mermaids. 4 The role of the senses. 5 The two worlds present themselves. 6 A tentative definition of the two worlds. 7 The two worlds in terms of life. 8 Conclusion

'...presents an exciting new concept of literary criticism dealing with the unconscious symbolism behind such works as Faulkner's Sanctuary, Chase's No orchids for Miss Blandish and Thurber's The secret life of Walter Mitty....a most fascinating, superbly conducted literary adventure leading to another level of reality and relating myth, dream and fantasy to the accomplishments of the artist in his drive for realization. The author...connects man's artistic achievements with earlier traditions and periods of development, thus opening fountains of experience and challenge which for centuries have been obscured. The interaction of the personal or particular and the universal parts of the mind is one of the principal themes of this book....'

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