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.
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