Hero-ego in search of self
Subtitle: a Jungian reading of Beowulf
By: Judy Anne White.
Series: Studies in the humanities ;; v. 26; Studies in the humanities (New York, N.Y.) ;; v. 26.
Publisher: P. Lang
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 123
Subjects: Jung, C. G. 1875-1961.; Beowulf.; Psychology in literature.; Epic poetry, English (Old) -- History and criticism.; Civilization, Anglo-Saxon, in literature.; Civilization, Medieval, in literature.; Ego (Psychology) in literature.; Heroes in literature.; Self in literature.
Description: "In Hero-Ego in Search of Self, Judy Anne White offers a perceptive explanation for continued interest in the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf. Building upon the earlier work of Jeffery Helterman and John Miles Foley, she argues that the sum of all confrontations between hero and monster in Beowulf equals the process of individual psychological development identified by Carl Jung as individuation. Dr. White's study proposes that the hero's struggle is the universal struggle towards self-knowledge - and that Beowulf thus resonates for the contemporary reader as it did for the poet's original audience."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-119) and index.