History of narcissism true or false self". Narcissus was a handsome Greek youth who rejected the desperate advances of the nymph Echo. As punishment, he was doomed to fall in love with his own reflection in a pool of water. Unable to consummate his love, Narcissus 'lay gazing enraptured into the pool, hour after hour', and finally pined away, changing into a flower that bears his name, the narcissus. The story was retold in Latin by Ovid in his Metamorphoses, in which form it would have great influence on medieval and Renaissance culture. 'Ovid's tale of Echo and Narcissus...weaves in and out of
Pope Francis: Conversations with Jorge Bergoglio: His Life in His Own Words participant in the conclave said that Bergoglio had received 40 votes in the third ballot. Bergoglio first resisted the idea of a book about him, but gave in to their continued requests. Rubin and Ambrogetti met with him monthly for a year and half. Those meetings were the only occasions when Bergoglio discussed his life during Argentina's Dirty War. The book was published in 2010. It was reprinted in 2013, a updated reflection of the increased interest on Bergoglio after his election as Pope. Pope Francis: Conversations with Jorge Bergoglio: His Life in His Own Words Pope Francis: Conversations with