Dante's Vision: A Jungian Psychoanalytic Approach. A Study of Medieval and Early Modern Culture

In this book, Gwenyth Good offers a Jungian psychoanalytic perspective on Dante Alighieri's «Divine Comedy», considering it as a personal dream-journey of the poet. She analyzes how archetypal images and unconscious impulses, described by Carl Jung, manifest in Dante's poem, and how they reflect the instinctual and spiritual aspects of the human psyche. Special attention is given to such innovative elements as the inclusion of virtuous pagans in Limbo and encounters with personal acquaintances in the afterlife, which, according to the author, are more a result of unconscious inspiration than conscious didactic intention. The book is intended for readers interested in medieval literature, psychoanalysis, and the deep symbolism of dreams.