Psychological approach in literary criticism pdf download

Pdf dealing with human behavior in almost all aspects of human endeavor. This study aims at introducing the psychological theories used and the contributions in literary criticism. Using psychoanalytical theory to analyze a work of literature allows the. Psychoanalytic theory used in english literature global journal of. From this association have derived most of the abuses and misunderstandings of the modern psychological approach to literature. Pdf the potentials of psychological approaches to literature. A sociological criticism of literature looks at both the author and the content of a work see the first source in the links below. Psychological approachliterary criticism free download as word doc. Pdf an approach to psychological literary criticism by means of. The contribution of psychological theories in literary criticism core. Psychology considers art as the expression of artists unconscious self under the influence of freud, whose interpretation of dreams aroused a serious interest in the study and psychology of dreams. Psychological criticism is an approach in analyzing literary texts through the use of psychological concepts especially the human desires and feelings that a person is unaware of. The contribution of psychological theories in literary criticism.

During my earliest readings in the history of critical theory i was considerably impressed with the conflicting and contradictory principles of literary criticism. It examines the authors connection to their society and their. The text is analyzed and understood together with the possible responses of the reader as well as the author of the text. The psychological approach analyzes the symbolic fictions that arise from the. Literary criticism is the study, analysis, and evaluation of imaginative literature. This psychological approach, which reflects the effect of psychology on both literature and literary criticism, was mainly influenced by the work of sigmund freud and carl jung. Pdf psychoanalytical theory in literary criticism debbie barry.

Historical criticism seeks to interpret the work of literature through understanding the time and culture in which the work was written. Sigmund freud put forward the theory that literary texts are a manifestation of the secret unconscious desires and anxieties of the author. Pdf an approach to psychological literary criticism by. Keywords literature and psychology, psychological criticism, readerresponse criticism, depthhermeneutical interpretation, mor jokai the interplay of literature. Subsequent study in this field has strengthened this impression, bringing with it the realization that only a new, objective, and scientific approach to critical theory can ever. Literary criticism, for instance, is conspicuously based on psychological. To make the dreamstory from which wonderland was elaborated seem freudian one only has to tell it. Acquaintance with these theories in the literary criticism is so significant that understanding it will.

A type of literary criticism that became a dominant force in western literary studies in the late 1970. The psychoanalytic approach to literature not only rests on the theories of freud. In literary analysis, a jungian critic would look for archetypes also see the discussion of northrop frye in the structuralism section in creative works. You will be redirected to the full text document in the repository in a few seconds, if not click here. Jungian criticism is generally involved with a search for the embodiment of these symbols within particular works of art.

During the twentieth century psychological criticism is associated with a particular school of thought. The psychological approach to the study of literature. Pdf the contribution of psychological theories in literary criticism. An introduction to theory and practiceliterary criticism 4th ed. A psychological approach to literary criticism by norman r.