Mythological/Archetypal Literary Theory

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Mythological/Archetypal Literary Theory

Notes on Mythological/Archetypal Approach Mythological, Archetypal, and Psychological criticism are all closely related. This is because Freud formulated many theories around the idea of the social archetype, and his pupil, Carl Jung, expanded and refined Freud’s theories into a more cross-cultural philosophy.

Carl Jung’s Ideas Critics who examine texts from a mythological/archetypal standpoint are looking for symbols. Jung said that an archetype is “a figure…that repeats itself in the course of history wherever creative fantasy is fully manifested.” He believed that human beings were born innately knowing certain archetypes.

The evidence of this, Jung claimed, lay in the fact that some myths are repeated throughout history in cultures and eras that could not possibly have had any contact with one another. Many stories in Greek and Roman mythology have counterparts in Chinese and Celtic mythology, developed long before the Greek and Roman empires spread to Asia and northern Europe.

Most of the myths and symbols represent ideas that human beings could not otherwise explain(the origins of life, what happens after death, etc.). Every culture has a creation story, a life-after-death belief, and a reason for human failings, and these stories-when studied comparatively- are far more similar than different.

How to use the Mythological/Archetypal Approach When reading a work looking for archetypes or myths, critics look for very general recurring themes, characters, and situations. Three main Points of Study Archetypal Characters Archetypal Images Archetypal Situations

Archetypal Characters The Hero The Villain The Temptress The Scapegoat The Loner/Outcast The Underdog The Damsel in Distress

Archetypal Images Colors Numbers Water Fire Gardens Celestial Bodies Caves

Archetypal Situations The Quest The Renewal of Life Initiation The Fall Redemptive Sacrifice The End of the World The Banquet

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