This book explores the history of the idea of the midlife crisis, using the writings of C.
Jung and Goethe to investigate its relevance for today.
Tracing how the ages of humankind became the stages of life in which the midlife crisis represents a pivotal moment, Paul Bishop offers a detailed analysis of a paper by Jung on this subject.
He then shifts the focus to Goethe's interest in Orphic wisdom, and one of Goethe's major later poems, Primal Words.
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Chiron Publications Reading goethe at midlife: ancient wisdom, german classicism, and jung, paperback/paul bishop
