The Archetypal World of Henry Moore
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The Archetypal World of Henry Moore
By (Author) Erich Neumann
Translated by R. F.C. Hull
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
29th April 2026
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
History of art
Analytical and Jungian psychology
Psychology of gender
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Paperback
168
Width 140mm, Height 216mm
Description
A groundbreaking exploration of the feminine archetype in Henry Moore's sculptural world
Henry Moore (18981986) was an artist and sculptor renowned for his monumental semiabstract bronzes, many of them suggestive of the female form. The Archetypal World of Henry Moore is Erich Neumann's thought-provoking analysis of Moore's extraordinary work from the perspective of analytical psychology. In this landmark book, Neumann, one of the twentieth century's most brilliant psychologists and a student of C. G. Jung, clarifies and enriches our understanding of the sculptor's themes of mother and child and the reclining figure, demonstrating how both are supreme expressions of the archetypal feminine.
Author Bio
Erich Neumann (19051960), a psychologist and philosopher, was born in Berlin and lived in Tel Aviv from 1934 until his death. His books include Amor and Psyche, The Fear of the Feminine, The Great Mother, and The Origins and History of Consciousness (all Princeton).
