Sloth. The awakening of the shadow in individuation. Analysis of a story by S. Zweig in the light of Jungian analytical psychology

Journal title STUDI JUNGHIANI
Author/s Sandro Manfroni
Publishing Year 2015 Issue 2015/41
Language Italian Pages 19 P. 47-65 File size 77 KB
DOI 10.3280/JUN2015-041005
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Only the inexplicable urge to make a baseness allows the Baron Friedrich von Michael R., a young aristocrat choked by inactivity, without interests and ideals, to get in touch with the dark side of his personality, thus reviving his life. Zweig’s novel seems to be a living, breathing example of what Jung referred to as the meeting with the Shadow. The images and metaphors of analytical psychology, describing the psychodynamics underlying each life experience, find a striking correspondence in the insights of great writers, who draw their inspiration from the complex plot of human affairs.

Keywords: Sloth, archetypes, Shadow, Anima, meaning, individuation

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Sandro Manfroni, L’accidia. Il risveglio dell’ombra nel processo individuativo. Analisi di un racconto di S. Zweig alla luce della psicologia analitica junghiana in "STUDI JUNGHIANI" 41/2015, pp 47-65, DOI: 10.3280/JUN2015-041005