Archetypes and Literary Criticism

Archetype

a very typical example of a certain person or character

Archetype Synonyms

type and stereotype

Carl Jung

a Swiss psychologist in the early 20th century

What did Carl Jung introduce?

analytical psychology and character archetypes

The Innocent

trust and naivete

The Ruler

order and greed

The Outlaw

risk taking and lawlessness

The Lover

self-sacrifice and obsession

The Jester

humor and inefficiency

The Sage

wisdom and arrogance

Literary Criticism

the art or practice of judging or commenting on the qualities and character of literary works

First form of literary criticism

Moral Criticism, Dramatic Construction

What two philosophers were involved with moral criticism and dramatic construction?

Plato and Aristotle

What psychologists are a part of psychoanalytic criticism?

Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung

What does Marxist criticism focus upon?

different classes like upper class vs. working class

Which type of criticism considers what is "normal"?

Postmodernism criticism

Which issue does post-colonial criticism consider?

issues of power, economics, politics, religion, and culture

"the other"

someone who does not belong to a certain group

What is feminist criticism concerned with in literature?

the way literature undermines the social, economic, political, and psychological oppression of women

Eco-criticism

the study of literature and and physical environment

Which criticism focuses upon a characters disabilities?

Critical Disability Studies

Literary criticism is like using a _______ to look at literature in different ways.

psychoanalytic lens