Dante and the Night Journey

By: Alan Williamson

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Paperback | 4 July 2023

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100 Pages

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21.5 x 13.9 x 2.5

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A psychological approach to Dante, based on the Jungian concept of the night journey.

This book is a psychological reading, emphasizing Dante’s universality. The Jungian concept of the “night journey,” the descent into the darkest areas of the self and of human nature, which is the precondition for spiritual growth, informs Dante’s journey through the three realms of the afterlife. Personal testimony about despair and recovery stands side by side with detailed close readings of much-discussed passages.

Dante and the Night Journey articulates a psychological approach to the Commedia, based on the Jungian concept of the descent into the darkest possibilities of the self and of human nature, which is necessary for spiritual progress. Different chapters explore Dante’s growth in the problematic areas of love, anger, and ambition, and draw analogies between his journey through purgatory and contemporary experiences of recovery. The last chapter, “Identity in Paradise,” examines telepathic communication there in the light of Object Relations work on intersubjectivity.

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"Alan Williamson, a notable poet, has an unparalleled feel for Dante's great work. His book is an adventure-a marvelous and learned guide for the descent into shadowed places and for the gradual ascent from despair into illumination. Through his own deep sympathy and excellent writing, Williamson is marvelous company on that celebrated road. His work deepened my understanding of Dante and of my own life." - John Tarrant, Director, Pacific Zen Institute, and the author of The Light Inside the Dark and Bring Me the Rhinoceros

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