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Abstract

This study adds to the postmodern Jungian canon of literary studies through a hermeneutic examination of Toni Wolff鈥檚 (1951/1956) essay, 鈥淪tructural Forms of the Feminine Psyche,鈥� using an interdisciplinary methodology that includes close reading from literary theory studies and Jungian literary analysis. Wolff鈥檚 material has been limited to woman鈥檚 psychology rather than seen as an example of an examination of the principles of order that may be traced to the archetypal feminine principle as is argued in this dissertation. This study examines the 鈥減ure forms鈥� as Wolff presented them鈥擬other, Amazon, Hetaira, and Medial/Medium鈥攅xpanding them into styles of relationship then bringing the forms and relationship styles into conjunction with the adjacent forms and styles. Additionally, this study addresses the relevance of Wolff鈥檚 theory for the early 21st century, whether the forms she defined are of archetypal origin, and provides examples of how the forms and styles may be applied therapeutically and theoretically.