The cambridge introduction to literature and psychoanalysis. Humans psychical receptions take into consideration the human and natural life perspectives and provides references of literal works. As it is seen psychological analyses in a literary text is made based on the four main elements mentioned by abrams. Consult the mla handbook or the chicago manual of style for guidelines about. Sprengnether, mm 2011, psychoanalysis and literature. Psychoanalysis and literature research papers academia. This encyclopedia is the most comprehensive guide yet both to the nature and content of literature, and to literary criticism. Psychoanalytic theory in literature by marisa eng on prezi. Psychoanalytic theory is a branch of literary criticism which was built on the principles of psychoanalysis developed by sigmund freud 18561939. In ninety essays by leading international critics and scholars, the volume covers both traditional topics such as literature and history, poetry, drama and the novel, and also newer topics such as the production and reception of literature. This kind of interpretation occurs in delusions and dreams of jensens gradiva, dostoyevsky and par ricide, creative writers and daydreaming culminating in a method of reading images that had become the, etc. Freud believed that the impact of the unconscious, id, ego, superego, the defenses, and the oedipus complex was inescapable and that these elements of the mind influence all our behavior and even. One hour lecture and one hour seminar, weekly prerequisites.
To be sure, this much i may presume that you do know, namely, that psychoanalysis is a method of treating nervous patients medically. Roland barthes, roland barthes shortly after his tenure as u. One of the difficulties in explaining psychoanalytic theory is that one seems to have to know everything at the same time. Literature and psychology in the context of the interaction of social sciences 51 on its readerswellek ve warren, 1983, p. Literary criticism, primarily in its academic form, has been the major mediator between the two disciplines.
It was a triumph for the interpretative art of psychoanalysis when it succeeded in demonstrating that certain common mental acts of. It remains the best work on literature and psychoanalysis, essential reading for anyone interested in pursuing the relations between the two or wanting to know. Psychoanalytic criticism psychoanalytic criticism adopts the methods of reading employed by freud and later theorists to interpret texts. The psychoanalytic approach to make the dreamstory from which wonderland was elaborated seem freudian one only has to tell it. Firstly it is a school of psychology, which emphasises psychic determinism and dynamics. In its first part from 1st to 28th lecture freud enthusiastically outlines his approach to the. Psychological criticism, they suggest, typically attempts to do at least one of the following. A new world of research and speculation began when he observed that the creative faculty draws on drives and fantasies buried in the unconscious, and that they provide the clue to understanding the imaginative mind. One of the keystones in psychoanalytic theory is the concept of the unconscious. Psychoanalysis is a highly influential and contested form of 20th. Kings college london 5aaeb016 literature and psychoanalysis. Peter brooks is the tripp professor of the humanities at yale uni.
Cathy caruth, mark edmundson, paul fry, margaret ann fitzpatrick hanly, and meredith anne skura. History, psychoanalysis, literature no sooner is a form seen than it must resemble something. Even when restricting search results to treatment outcome articles in english on adults ages 1865, a pubmed and psycinfo search returned more than 370 unique articles published since 1988. For many years i have been developing a psychological approach in which i try to understand the. Doing this, freud said, would make patients able to work through these memories and wishes. Jeanmichel rabate takes sigmund freud as his point of departure, studying in detail freuds integration of literature in the training of psychoanalysts and how literature provided. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext.
The cambridge introduction to literature and psychoanalysis th is volume is an introduction to the relationship between psychoanalysis and literature. Cynthia marshalls psychoanalyzing the prepsychoanalytic subject. Literature and psychoanalysis since the origins of psychoanalysis, the field has displayed a powerful set of connections to literature, one that might even be called a mutual fascination. Theoretical framework this research applies some theories which help to analyze mathilde as character and her suffering. He shows most effectively how prominent the themes of literature and inwardness have been in creative literature from quite early times, in the myth of prometheus, the odyssey, in parts of plato and aristophanes, and in the upanishads, down to the most recent writers of.
Literature and psychoanalysis, 1983 online research. Chapter ii defining psychoanalysis and its criticism psychoanalytic criticism is the interpretative perspective of literature by applying some techniques of psychoanalysis. A psychological approach to character and conflict in literature preface by bernard j. An inquiry into freuds use of literature and literatures use of freud. An introduction to psychoanalytic criticism sigmund freud is the author of the structural model of personality.
Psychoanalytic criticism washington state university. Stephen groszs the examined life examining life a psychoanalyst distilled 50,000 hours of therapy into a booklucy scholes says its details are worthy of. As a school of psychology it also emphasises the importance of childhood experiences in moulding ones adult personality and behaviour. An outline of psychoanalysis revised edition by clara thompson. Charcot in paris and became convinced that hysteria was caused not by organic symptoms in the nervous system but by emotional disturbance. The psychologybased study of literature aims more at studying the. Education and training with a less formal curriculum are found at some universitybased graduate schools of social work, and in workshops and seminars. Researchers working within a variety of theoretical traditions have sought to understand the psychological processes associated with identification with the nation.
Dec 17, 2007 cathy caruth, mark edmundson, paul fry, margaret ann fitzpatrick hanly, and meredith anne skura. This module is designed to introduce students to key freudian and postfreudian psychoanalytic concepts and perspectives. Paris what fascinates me most about literature is its portrayal of human beings and their relationships. View psychoanalysis and literature research papers on academia. English core paper methodology of literature en5b03 methodology of literature pdf to download the material click on the above link topics covered russian formalism, new criticism, archetypal criticism, myth criticism, deconstruction, poststructuralism, reader response read more. Derived from the greek verb literally, to throw together, the noun a tally referred originally to each of the two corresponding pieces of some small object which. Literature and psychiatry article pdf available in psychiatric bulletin 264. Psychoanalysis is a highly influential and contested form of 20th century discourse. On the other hand, barry defines that psychoanalytic criticism is a form of literary criticism which uses some techniques of psychoanalysis in the interpretation of literature.
Many questions linger after a certain reader reads the short story. Psychology of literature the ppy g ysychological study of the writer, as type and as individual psychology of the author the study of creative process h d f h l i l the study of psychological types and laws present within works of literature psychology of the characters literary study in its strictest sense. With this in mind, psychoanalysis is concerned with the psyche of the people on the one side and on the other side literature concerns with literary texts which. One cannot survey the field of psychoanalytic literary criticism in a short essay. Literature, psychoanalysis, and the reformation of the self jstor. The practice of psychoanalysis is mastered only at the postgraduate level, primarily through the training programs of psychoanalytic institutes. Researchers working within a variety of theoretical traditions have sought to. Pdf examinerexamined, analystanalysand, subjectobject, sanemad, science art.
The first and main theory is psychoanalysis theory by sigmund freud focusing on the unconsciousness and a new model of psyche id, ego, and superego. Psychoanalysis is a form of therapy propounded by the austrian psychologist sigmund freud 18561939. An approach to reading literature that uses freudian psychological analysis as a means of better understanding characters, their relationships, and the effects of the authors motivations on the text. It remains the best work on literature and psychoanalysis, essential reading for anyone interested in pursuing the relations between the two or wanting to know about the possible effects of the french rereading of freud for a reading of literature. Humans soul makes the literature and literature nourishes humans soul. It argues that literary texts, like dreams, express the secret unconscious desires and anxieties of the author, that a literary work is a manifestation of the authors own neuroses. List of books and articles about psychoanalysis in literature.
The relation between psychology and literature is a bilateral relation. Freud believed that eventually, the girls spurned advances toward the father give way to a desire to possess a man like her father later in life. Literature and psychology in the context of the interaction. Approaches in studying literature morality psychoanalysis. A new world of research and speculation began when he observed that the creative faculty draws on drives and fantasies buried in the unconscious, and that they provide the clue to understanding the imaginative mind as well as individual works. Social psychologists have produced a voluminous and diverse literature on national identity. Psychoanalytic literary criticism is literary criticism or literary theory which, in method, concept, or form, is influenced by the tradition of psychoanalysis begun by sigmund freud psychoanalytic reading has been practiced since the early development of psychoanalysis itself, and has developed into a heterogeneous interpretive tradition. Psychoanalytic literary criticism is literary criticism or literary theory which, in method, concept, or form, is influenced by the tradition of psychoanalysis begun by sigmund freud. Publication date 1955 publisher the modern library collection universallibrary contributor universal digital library language english. Literary theories session 6 psychology of literature. Psychology of literaturepsychology of literature there is a close relationship between psychology and literature.
Indirectcontrasttotheirpassivecounterparts,oral aggressiveindividualswillbedistrustful,demanding,andmanipulative. In a country where freud is seldom seriously taught in psychology depart ments and the urgent. The significant role of trauma in literature and psychoanalysis. This course will invite students to connect psychology to literature as they refine the fundamental skills of close reading, research, critical writing, and critical analysis that they developed in their first semester, senior year english class. Literature, psychoanalysis, and the reformation of the self. See shoshana felman, to open the question, yale french studies 5556 1977. Literature exhibits how human bi bh i d il h tthii beings behave in dealing with their problems and environment. Needham high school english department room 703 609 webster street needham, ma 02494 7814550800 ext. Psychoanalytic literary criticism created by charity masters and dawson hatzman examples a good example of psychoanalytic literary criticism could be the little green monster.
Full text of an outline of psychoanalysis revised edition. Psychoanalysis is the process of using what we know about. Jessica wren butler the application of psychoanalysis to literature 2007 the application of psychoanalysis to literature. Psychoanalysis is the process of using what we know about these three parts of someones personality to analyze the ways that person. Psychoanalysis worked, instead, to bring patients repressed memories and wishes to the surface. Psychology of literature is literary approach which views literary work as psychological activity endraswara 96. Holland, 1998 the first thing to recognize is that the title above announces an impossible task. Sharing knowledges for preserving cultural diversity vol. In this theory, freud explains that each persons personality is formed of three parts. The coupling of literature and psychoanalysis goes back to freud himself.
Th e occasion for these essays was my collaboration with mexican artist. Pdf examinerexamined, analystanalysand, subjectobject, sanemad, scienceart. Full text of an outline of psychoanalysis revised edition see other formats. Approaches in studying literature free download as powerpoint presentation. Psychoanalytic theory in literature 1950s, influential predominantly in the france duh, because he was french influenced by ferdinand saussure the instance of the letter the desired object is a substitute for the real unattainable object metaphor metonymy symbolism example.
Rene wellek and austin warren included psychological criticism as one of the five extrinsic approaches to literature described in their influential book, theory of literature 1942. Literature and psychoanalysis, 1983 online research library. The three domains of psychoanalysis, literature, and literary criticism or literary theory. Mannoni octave 1969 clefs pour limaginaire ou lautre scene, paris, ed.
A keen approach of the links between literature and psychoanalysis by an analyst and an literary scholar. Psychoanalytic reading has been practiced since the early development of psychoanalysis itself, and has developed into a heterogeneous interpretive tradition. I very much subscribe to this urge, but i think that it is fair to say that in the case of psychoanalysis, paradoxically, we can go beyond formalism only by becoming more formalistic. He is a past editorial board member of the international journal of psychoanalysis and currently serves on the editorial. Psychoanalysis is a form of therapy propounded by the austrian psychologist sigmund freud 18561939 in order to treat patients of hysteria and neurosis during the late. In the above quotation, for example, a number of concepts are mentioned that might. Pdf the application of psychoanalysis to literature. Psychology deals with the study of observable patterns of humans behavior. This analysis often draws heavily on the idea that unconscious fears and desires are integral to human behaviour. Apr 07, 20 psychology definition of literary psychoanalysis. By bringing these into dialogue with a wide range of literary texts, it will encourage. Psychoanalytic literary criticism by charity masters on prezi. Psychoanalytic reading of kafkas the man who disappeared.