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100 1 a| Bolen, Jean Shinoda.=| ^A183769;

245 10 a| Ring of power :b| the abandoned child, the authoritarian father, and the disempowered feminine : a Jungian understanding of Wagner's Ring cycle /c| Jean Shinoda Bolen.;

250 a| First edition.;

300 a| xvi, 245 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-234), discography (pages 235-236), and index.;

505 00 g| Introduction. The Ring cycle is about us --t| The Rhinegold: the quest for power and its psychological cost --t| The Valkyrie: the authoritarian father and the dysfunctional family --t| Siegfried: the hero as an adult child --t| Twilight of the Gods: truth brings an end to the cycle of power --g| Freeing ourselves from the Ring cycle --t| Beyond Valhalla: a postpatriarchal world --g| Family tree --g| Glossary of characters, creatures, objects, and places --g| Symbology of scenes.;

520 a| This book examines the richly mythic, multigenerational family drama of the Ring Cycle operas for archetypal truths and liberating insights. Acclaimed author and Jungian analyst reveals the archetypal truths and liberating insights in Wagner's ever-popular Ring Cycle operas. The author shows how Wagner's ever-popular Ring Cycle articulates universal experiences and deep-seated longings by offering a mythology of the dysfunctional family and the patriarchal society in which the quest for power distorts personalities and relationships. We respond to the Ring because we recognize ourselves and our relationships in the Cycle's stern father, disempowered mother, abandoned children, and brave truth-tellers. The author vividly relates the events of the four operas and spotlights characters in ways that evoke the reader's identifications, memories, and healing emotions. Following the story, she offers psychological interpretations which amplify the Ring of the Nibelung as though it were a complex dream. When an interpretation rings true for us we learn something about ourselves. Exploring the transformational power of the truth, the author shows us how recognizing our patterns and understanding their effects frees us from our personal and global "Ring Cycle" of destruction and dysfunction. The author's interpretations evoke the reader's associations, memories, and emotions to prompt insight and healing for both the psyche and society caught in the "Ring Cycle" of destruction and dysfunction.;

600 10 a| Wagner, Richard,d| 1813-1883.t| Ring des Nibelungen.=| ^A494937;

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Ring of power : the abandoned child, the authoritarian father, and the disempowered feminine : a Jungian understanding of Wagner's Ring cycle / Jean Shinoda Bolen.

Author/creator	Bolen, Jean Shinoda
Format	Book
Edition	First edition.
Publication Info	[San Francisco, CA] : HarperSanFrancisco, ©1992.
Description	xvi, 245 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects	Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Ring des Nibelungen. Jung, C. G. (Carl Gustav), 1875-1961. Opera--Psychological aspects. Archetype (Psychology) Mythology, Germanic--Psychological aspects. Patriarchy--Psychological aspects. Dysfunctional families--Case studies.

Contents	Introduction. The Ring cycle is about us -- The Rhinegold: the quest for power and its psychological cost -- The Valkyrie: the authoritarian father and the dysfunctional family -- Siegfried: the hero as an adult child -- Twilight of the Gods: truth brings an end to the cycle of power -- Freeing ourselves from the Ring cycle -- Beyond Valhalla: a postpatriarchal world -- Family tree -- Glossary of characters, creatures, objects, and places -- Symbology of scenes.
Abstract	This book examines the richly mythic, multigenerational family drama of the Ring Cycle operas for archetypal truths and liberating insights. Acclaimed author and Jungian analyst reveals the archetypal truths and liberating insights in Wagner's ever-popular Ring Cycle operas. The author shows how Wagner's ever-popular Ring Cycle articulates universal experiences and deep-seated longings by offering a mythology of the dysfunctional family and the patriarchal society in which the quest for power distorts personalities and relationships. We respond to the Ring because we recognize ourselves and our relationships in the Cycle's stern father, disempowered mother, abandoned children, and brave truth-tellers. The author vividly relates the events of the four operas and spotlights characters in ways that evoke the reader's identifications, memories, and healing emotions. Following the story, she offers psychological interpretations which amplify the Ring of the Nibelung as though it were a complex dream. When an interpretation rings true for us we learn something about ourselves. Exploring the transformational power of the truth, the author shows us how recognizing our patterns and understanding their effects frees us from our personal and global "Ring Cycle" of destruction and dysfunction. The author's interpretations evoke the reader's associations, memories, and emotions to prompt insight and healing for both the psyche and society caught in the "Ring Cycle" of destruction and dysfunction.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-234), discography (pages 235-236), and index.
LCCN	91058154
ISBN	0062500864 (acid-free paper) :

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