Download or read book Midlife Transformation in Literature and Film written by Steven F. Walker and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-03-12 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Steven F. Walker considers the midlife transition from a Jungian and Eriksonian perspective, by providing vivid and powerful literary and cinematic examples that illustrate the psychological theories in a clear and entertaining way. For C.G. Jung, midlife is a time for personal transformation, when the values of youth are replaced by a different set of values, and when the need to succeed in the world gives place to the desire to participate more in the culture of one’s age and to further its development in all kinds of different ways. Erik Erikson saw "generativity," an expanded concern for others beyond one's immediate circle of family and friends, as the hallmark of this stage of life. Both psychologists saw it as a time for growth and renewal. Literary texts such Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway, Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, or Sophocles' Oedipus the King, and films such as Fellini's 8 1⁄2 and Campion's The Piano, have the capacity to represent, sometimes more vividly and with greater dramatic concentration than actual life histories or case studies, the archetypal nature of the drama and in-depth transformation associated with the midlife transition. Midlife Transformation in Literature and Film focuses on the specific male and female archetypal paradigms and presents them within the general context of midlife transformation. For men, the theme of death of the young hero presides over the crisis and the transformative ordeal, whereas for women the theme of tragic abandonment acts as the prelude to further growth and independence. This book is essential reading for anyone studying Jung, Erikson, or the midlife transition. It will interest those who have already been through a midlife transition, those who are in the midst of one, as well as those who are yet to experience this challenging period.
Download or read book Cryptic Subtexts in Literature and Film written by Steven F Walker and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-07-17 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the primary objectives of comparative literature is the study of the relationship of texts, also known as intertextuality, which is a means of contextualizing and analyzing the way literature grows and flourishes through inspiration and imitation, direct or indirect. When the inspiration and imitation is direct and obvious, the study of this rapport falls into the more restricted category of hypertextuality. What the author has labeled a cryptic subtext, however, is an extreme case of hypertextuality. It involves a series of allusions to another text that have been deliberately inserted by the author into the primary text as potential points of reference. This book takes a deep dive into a broad array of literature and film to explore these allusions and the hidden messages therein.
Download or read book Myth Literature and the Unconscious written by Leon Burnett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a time when the place and significance of myth in society has come under renewed scrutiny, Myth, Literature, and the Unconscious contributes to shaping the new interdisciplinary field of myth studies. The editors find in psychoanalysis a natural and necessary ally for investigations in myth and myth-informed literature and the arts. At the same time the collection re-values myths and myth-based cultural products as vital aids to the discipline and practice of psychoanalysis. The volume spans a vast geo-cultural range (including ancient Egypt, India, Japan, nineteenth-century France, and twentieth-century Germany) and investigates cultural products from the Mahabharata to J. W. Goethe's opus and eighteenth-century Japanese fiction, and from William Blake's visionary poetry to contemporary blockbuster television series. It encompasses mythic topics and figures such as Oedipus, Orpheus, the Scapegoat, and the Hero, while mobilising Freudian, Jungian, object relations, and Lacanian psychoanalytic approaches.
Download or read book Actresses Age and Anxiety written by Heather Lupton Rasche and published by ProQuest. This book was released on 2006 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scholars agree that cinematic images of women influence cultural attitudes about gender and aging. However until now, actresses themselves have not been included in this important academic conversation. Based upon analysis of oral histories with actresses and industry professionals, this dissertation re-considers plastic surgery, other disguises of youth, and altered images of midlife women in filmed performance from the point of view of the actresses who embody those images. They offer a refreshingly practical perspective on the manner in which gender and aging are performed.
Download or read book The Bloomsbury Handbook to Ageing in Contemporary Literature and Film written by Sarah Falcus and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2023-06-29 with total page 475 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Across more than 30 chapters spanning migration, queerness, and climate change, this handbook captures how the interdisciplinary and intersectional endeavor of Age(ing) studies has shaped contemporary literary and film studies. In the early 21st century, the literary study of age and ageing in its cultural context has 'come of age': it has come to supplement and challenge a public discourse on ageing seen mainly as a political and demographic 'problem' in many countries of the world. Following a tripartite structure, it looks first at literary and film genres and how they have been shaped by knowledge about age and ageing, incorporating both narrative genres as well as poetry, drama and imagery. The second section includes chapters on key themes and concepts in Age(ing) Studies with examples from film and literature. The third section brings together case studies focussing on individual artists, national traditions and global ageing. Containing original contributions by pioneers in the field as well as new scholars from across the globe, it brings together current scholarship on ageing in literary and film studies, and offers new directions and perspectives.
Download or read book Jung and the Jungians on Myth written by Steven Walker and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Download or read book Forty Nine Steps written by Morten Meldgaard and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2020-07-15 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book testifies to one aspect of existence, namely the reality of a so-called “Inner life”. It is about creating, establishing, and evolving an inner life as a basis of hope. It is about nurturing and maintaining a healthy relationship with yourself and your spirit. A rich inner life is cardinal to the well-being of any human, and this book is about that. In the humdrum of everyday life; e-mails, iPad policies, mid-life crisis, menopause, budget-cuts, fake news, climate change, and what have you; this book is about hope. About building hope. Nurturing hope. Expressing hope. For what you might ask? That there might soon be a future, where we all realize that love is the highest expression of knowledge, truth, and progress. Our engine of survival.
Download or read book The Middle Passage written by James Hollis and published by Inner City Books. This book was released on 1993 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Title #59. Why do so many go through so much disruption in their middle years? Why then? Why do we consider it to be a crisis? What does the pattern mean and how can we survive it? The Middle Passage shows how we may pass through midlife consciously, rendering our lives more meaningful and the second half of life immeasurably richer.
Download or read book The history of civilization a complete history of mankind from pre historic times 50 volumes Greek civilization Art in Greece written by Charles K. Ogden and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Steven F. Walker considers the midlife transition from a Jungian and Eriksonian perspective, by providing vivid and powerful literary and cinematic examples that illustrate the psychological theories in a clear and entertaining way. For C.G. Jung, midlife is a time for personal transformation, when the values of youth are replaced by a different set of values, and when the need to succeed in the world gives place to the desire to participate more in the culture of one's age and to further its development in all kinds of different ways. Erik Erikson saw "generativity," an expanded concern for others beyond one's immediate circle of family and friends, as the hallmark of this stage of life. Both psychologists saw it as a time for growth and renewal. Literary texts such Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway, Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, or Sophocles' Oedipus the King, and films such as Fellini's 8 1⁄2 and Campion's The Piano, have the capacity to represent, sometimes more vividly and with greater dramatic concentration than actual life histories or case studies, the archetypal nature of the drama and in-depth transformation associated with the midlife transition. Midlife Transformation in Literature and Film focuses on the specific male and female archetypal paradigms and presents them within the general context of midlife transformation. For men, the theme of death of the young hero presides over the crisis and the transformative ordeal, whereas for women the theme of tragic abandonment acts as the prelude to further growth and independence. This book is essential reading for anyone studying Jung, Erikson, or the midlife transition. It will interest those who have already been through a midlife transition, those who are in the midst of one, as well as those who are yet to experience this challenging period.
Download or read book Midlife written by Nabamita Chakraborty and published by Routledge Chapman & Hall. This book was released on 2024-12-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a rare and intriguing account of the midlife experience from a multidisciplinary perspective. It represents an insightful construal of midlife from the disciplines of philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, literature, sociology, and the fine arts. This volume provides an in-depth understanding of the middle phase of human lives which is the transitional phase at which a crucial transformation happens in the perspective towards life, society, and the world at large. It encompasses multiple methodological perspectives including empirical studies, descriptive and interpretative narratives, text analyses and revisiting existing literature. Since it addresses the issues of midlife from a multidisciplinary perspective, it would enable a wide variety of readers to connect with it. This book would be useful to the students, researchers and teachers of psychology, philosophy, neuroscience, literature, sociology, social work, film studies and the fine arts. It would also be an invaluable companion to professionals working in the field of Counselling Gerontology, Health and Social care, and NGOs.
Download or read book Midlife Clarity written by Cynthia Black and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2009-01-23 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Woman's wisdom is one of the earth's greatest natural resources. With a perspective that only a certain number of years on earth can bring, the thirty-two women in Midlife Clarity show that midlife can be a release of our true self, a chance to be free of others' expectations, and a time to inventory our blessings. With personal anecdotes, essays, short poetry, and plenty of humor, Midlife Clarity focuses on issues common to every woman. Whether the topic is men, self-discovery, death, or struggle, each woman finds those small moments of satisfaction and joy that, after all, are what life is all about. Their midlife musings are at once basic and sublime, obvious and profound, individual and global. They inspire us to welcome change in our own lives with the same humor, grit, and strength.
Download or read book Love and Trouble written by Claire Dederer and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2017-05-09 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blazingly intelligent, wickedly funny, and piercingly honest, a memoir that captures the perils and pleasures of girlhood, womanhood, and life itself. “One of my favorite books of the last few years.” —Cheryl Strayed “Sentence for sentence, a more pleasure-yielding midlife memoir is hard to think of.” —The Atlantic At mid-life, Claire Dederer developed a sudden yearning for jailbreak. In this exuberant memoir, she reflects on two periods in her life uncannily similar in their emotional intensity: her present experience as a middle-aged mom in the grip of unruly and mysterious new hungers, and her recollections of herself as a teenager.
Download or read book The Panic Years written by Nell Frizzell and published by Flatiron Books. This book was released on 2021-02-09 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renowned journalist Nell Frizzell explores what happens when a woman begins to ask herself: should I have a baby? We have descriptors for many periods of life—adolescence, menopause, mid-life crisis, quarter-life crisis—but there is a period of profound change that many women face, often in their late twenties to early forties, that does not yet have a name. Nell Frizzell is calling this period of flux “the panic years,” and it is often characterized by a preoccupation with one major question: should I have a baby? And from there—do I want a baby? With whom should I have a baby? How will I know when I’m ready? Decisions made during this period suddenly take on more weight, as questions of love, career, friendship, fertility, and family clash together while peers begin the process of coupling and breeding. But this very important process is rarely written or talked about beyond the clichés of the “ticking clock.” Enter Frizzell, our comforting guide, who uses personal stories from her own experiences in the panic years to illuminate the larger social and cultural trends, and gives voice to the uncertainty, confusion, and urgency that tends to characterize this time of life. Frizzell reminds us that we are not alone in this, and encourages us to share our experiences and those of the women around us—as she does with honesty and vulnerability in these pages. Raw and hilarious, The Panic Years is an arm around the shoulder for every woman trying to navigate life’s big decisions against the backdrop of the mother of all questions.
Download or read book You re Only Young Twice written by Timothy Morris and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Original and thought-provoking, You're Only Young Twice reveals the complexities that underlie even the sparest picture book text and the lessons that reside in even the most familiar family movie plots. Moving from classic texts (The Secret Garden, Goodnight Moon) to ephemera (the Hardy Boys, Goosebumps, and Harry Potter series), from the printed page to the silver screen (Willie Wonka, Jumanji, 101 Dalmatians, Beethoven), Tim Morris employs his experience as a parent and teacher to interrogate children's culture and reveal its conflicting messages. Books and films for children--favorites accepted as wholesome fare for impressionable young minds --do not always teach straightforward lessons. Instead, they reflect the anxieties of the times and the desires of adults. At the heart of many a children's classic lies power, often expressed through racism, sexism, or violence. Under Morris's gaze, revered animal stories like Black Beauty turn into litanies of abuse; fantasies of childhood like Big are revealed as patriarchal struggles. You're Only Young Twice redirects the focus on children's literature, asking not "What messages should children receive?" but "What messages do adults actually send?" For example, Morris recounts his own childhood confusion upon viewing Peter Pan, with its queenish, inept pirate and a grown woman (Mary Martin) in tights who pretends to be a crowing boy. Morris shatters our long-held assumptions and challenges our best intentions, demonstrating how children's literature and films lay bare a troubled and troubling worldview.
Download or read book Midlife is Not a Crisis written by Virginia Bell and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Midlife Is Not a Crisis combines astrology, inspiration, and wisdom about aging to empower people to live more fully in the second half of life. It is based on the generational life cycles we all share at certain ages, from the Saturn Return at 29 and Midlife, which peaks at 42, all the way to the Uranus Return at 84. These cycles are the great crossroads of life, and each cycle is a journey in itself. Strung together they offer a road map to life's most challenging and rewarding passages. In every decade there are trials, lessons, and losses; in this we have no choice. Our freedom lies in how we respond#8212consciously or unconsciously, awake or asleep. The planet that governs each cycle acts as a wise elder or guide and holds the key to navigating the cycle successfully. This book tells the story of these cycles and provides a guide to living consciously and well. We are aging differently from the way we did in the past#8212we are not only living longer, we are staying healthy and vital longer as well. Midlife Is Not a Crisis motivates people to grow and prosper at any age. Ultimately it is a practical guidebook for our later years that shows us what to expect as we age and helps us make the most of our journey to becoming whole.
Download or read book Marrying George Clooney written by Amy Ferris and published by Seal Press. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While wide awake in the middle of the night (welcome to menopause!), Amy Ferris began chronicling every one of her funny, sad, hysterical, down and dirty, and raw to the bones stories. Along with fantasizing about marrying George Clooney, Ferris is faced with a plethora of other insomnia-induced thoughts and activities, from googling old boyfriends to researching obscure and fatal diseases on the web, from scouting five-star spa destinations to having angry, bitter, e-mail exchanges with her brother. She worries endlessly about her husband, relies heavily on Ambien, and tries to arrange care via the Internet for her mother (who has both severe dementia and a massive love-bubble crush on Jesus Christ) all while refraining from lighting up just one more cigarette. Marrying George Clooneyexplores a range of emotions experienced through this life-altering period. In this candid look at "the change," Ferris offers a humorous spin on a not-so-funny topic.
Download or read book Jungian Psychology The Comprehensive Guide written by VIRUTI SHIVAN and published by Viruti Satyan Shivan. This book was released on with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the ever-evolving quest for self-discovery and psychological healing, "Jungian Psychology - The Comprehensive Guide" stands out as an indispensable resource for both novices and seasoned practitioners. This book delves deep into the heart of Carl Jung's transformative theories, offering readers a clear, accessible journey through complex concepts such as the collective unconscious, archetypes, and the process of individuation. With an emphasis on real-life application, it guides you through the labyrinth of your inner world, aiming to unlock the doors to personal growth, improved relationships, and a deeper understanding of your place in the cosmos. Its unique appeal lies in the seamless blend of theory and practice, enriched with engaging narratives and hypothetical scenarios that breathe life into Jung's work, making ancient wisdom relevant to contemporary challenges. Without relying on images or illustrations, this guide transcends visual learning, instead cultivating the imagination and introspective skills necessary to internalize Jungian concepts. It invites you on a transformative journey, encouraging personal anecdotes as waypoints of discovery and reflection. Whether you're grappling with shadow work, navigating dreams, or seeking to integrate aspects of your persona, this book serves as a comprehensive beacon, illuminating the path to self-realization. Its absence of images is not a limitation but a deliberate choice, ensuring the content's universal applicability and fostering an inclusive, imaginative exploration of the psyche.
