The Feminine in Fairy Tales

The Feminine in Fairy Tales

Revised Edition

About the Book

A Jungian psychologist explores what we can learn about women—and men—from the feminine archetypes, symbols, and themes found in fairy tales
 
In this engaging commentary, the distinguished analyst and author Marie-Louise von Franz shows how the Feminine reveals itself in fairy tales of German, Russian, Scandinavian, and Eskimo origin, including familiar stories such as Sleeping Beauty, Snow White and Rose Red, and Rumpelstiltskin. Some tales, she points out, offer insights into the psychology of women—while others reflect the problems and characteristics of the anima, the inner femininity of men.
 
Drawing upon her extensive knowledge of Jungian psychology, Dr. von Franz discusses the archetypes and symbolic themes that appear in fairy tales as well as dreams and fantasies, draws practical advice from the tales, and demonstrates its application in case studies from her analytical practice.
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C. G. Jung Foundation Books Series

Individuation in Fairy Tales
Inner Child in Dreams
From Freud to Jung
Woman's Mysteries
The Feminine in Fairy Tales
Golden Ass of Apuleius
Psyche and Matter
The Way of All Women
Archetypal Dimensions of the Psyche
Dreams
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Marie-Louise von Franz
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