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The King And His Shadow: A Jungian Guide to The Odyssey
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ISBN13: 9798258645067
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 9 2026
Pages: 134
Weight: 0.42
Height: 0.29 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 9 2026
Pages: 134
Weight: 0.42
Height: 0.29 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
We all know the story of Odysseus. Or at least, we think we do. We tell it as a grand seafaring adventure-a tale of a cunning hero outwitting monsters, battling gods, and battling his way home to a loyal wife and a waiting kingdom. It is a cornerstone of Western literature, a thrilling yarn of wit and fortitude. For three thousand years, we have celebrated Odysseus as a man of action, the ultimate survivor who bends fate to his will.
But what if we have been misreading him? What if his journey was not across the sea, but through the uncharted landscape of his own mind? What if the Odyssey is less an adventure story and more the world's first, and perhaps most sophisticated, psychological case file?
This book is born from a simple, but radical, premise: that the poet who composed the Odyssey was, in his own way, an intuitive psychologist of staggering genius. Long before the words trauma, archetype, or unconscious were ever conceived, Homer crafted a narrative that perfectly maps the agonizing, non-linear process of healing a shattered soul. Odysseus is not merely a hero; he is he is literature's first great trauma survivor.
This book is born from a simple, but radical, premise: that the poet who composed the Odyssey was, in his own way, an intuitive psychologist of staggering genius. Long before the words trauma, archetype, or unconscious were ever conceived, Homer crafted a narrative that perfectly maps the agonizing, non-linear process of healing a shattered soul. Odysseus is not merely a hero; he is he is literature's first great trauma survivor.
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