ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book discusses the anima’s widely ranging nature—specifically, C. G. Jung statements about the Kore and the stages of eroticism—to explain his interpretation and then to analyze Ayesha’s effect on Ludwig Horace Holly, the main character and narrative voice. It deals with Victorian scholar Patricia Murphy’s Time Is of the Essence: Temporality, Gender, and the New Woman. The book examines Jung’s statements about Benoit and considers the argument for plagiarism that was published in The French Quarterly in 1919–20. It analyzes statements about the animus in the novel made by both Jung and Barbara Hannah and demonstrates that the literary references are central to an understanding of Mary’s psychological journey. Analytical Psychology is a series of sixteen lectures by Jung, with interspersed discussions between himself and his thirty-three seminar participants.
