<p>This fascinating collection of autobiographical and biographical essays examines the many roles of mother and father, both personal and cultural, in the psychological life and development of the individual.</p><p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p><p>PART ONE: MY MOTHER, MY FATHER</p><p><em>Father and Son</em> Robert Bly</p><p><em>On Being Born, On Caring, and On Dying </em>Elisabeth Kubler-Ross</p><p><em>My Mother and My Father </em>Mary Catherine Bateson</p><p><em>Powerful Women: Mother, Great Grandmother</em> Betty Sue Flowers</p><p><em>The Power and Limitations of Parents </em>Jerome Kagan</p><p>PART TWO: THE MOTHER, THE FATHER</p><p><em>The Eternal Woman: The Worship of Mary in Art </em>Elizabeth Silverthorne</p><p><em>Mother and Daughter Relationships</em> Mary Briner</p><p><em>The Myth of the Hero </em>John Silber</p><p><em>Jung: Father and Son-One View</em> Murray Stein</p><p><em>Jung: Father and Son-Another View</em> Harry A. Wilmer</p>