Introduction Hermann Hesse’s novel Steppenwolf (1927) and its film adaptation (1974) are readily interpreted through the framework of Carl Jung’s analytical psychology. At its core, the novel describes, through the main proponent Harry a failed individuation process, Hesse’s own personal crisis. The “Treatise on the Steppenwolf” as part of the novel functions as an internal … Continue reading
Dante is not just any poet. With his epic poem “Commedia”, in English “Divine Comedy” he created an Italian cultural Monument, a journey through Hell, Purgatory and Paradise full of symbols, archetypes, historical and allegorical references. The article wants to revisit the work of Poet Dante Alighieri from a Jungian view in the light of … Continue reading
We’ve all heard the phrase “the banality of evil”, coined by the political theorist Hannah Arendt. Her 1951 masterwork, “The Origins of Totalitarianism,” about the parallels between Hitler’s Third Reich and Stalinist Russia, made her an intellectual celebrity. In her book, she argued that totalitarian regimes seek to dominate every aspect of everyone’s life as … Continue reading
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