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Archetype - ärˈkĭtīpˌ [Gr. arch=first, typos=mold], term whose earlier meaning, "original model," or "prototype," has been enlarged by C. G. Jung and by several contemporary literary critics. A Jungian archetype is a thought pattern that finds worldwide parallels, either in cultures (for example, the

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Archetype, Architecture, and the Writer » Read Now
by Bettina L. Knapp. 210 pgs.

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A Jungian Approach to Literature » Read Now
by Bettina L. Knapp. 404 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...primordial images, archetypes of the collective...unconscious, shown in images produced...Jungian Approach to Literature is a direct outgrowth...conscious awareness."...
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Jung's Advice to the Players: A Jungian Reading of Shakespeare's Problem Plays » Read Now
by Sally F. Porterfield. 128 pgs.

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Shakespeare's problem plays present an unusually fertile field for Jungian tillage. Like a face glimpsed in a crowd and then lost, these works seem to hint at truths just beyond our grasp. Viewed through the lens of Jung's theory of archetypes, pieces fall into place with remarkable clarity, each...
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Shakespeare's problem plays present an unusually fertile field for Jungian tillage. Like a face glimpsed in a crowd and then lost, these works seem to hint at truths just beyond our grasp. Viewed through the lens of Jung's theory of archetypes, pieces fall into place with remarkable clarity, each revolving around a specific critical axis that allows us to see the form and structure that elude us in other readings. The author argues that Jung's theories offer the best key to date for these most intriguing of literary and dramatic puzzles.
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The Heroine in Western Literature: The Archetype and Her Reemergence in Modern Prose » Read Now
by Meredith A. Powers. 234 pgs.

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The Fatal Hero: Diana, Deity of the Moon, as an Archetype of the Modern Hero in English Literature » Read Now
by Gil Haroian-Guerin. 266 pgs.

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...references and index. 1. English fiction--History and criticism. 2. Heroines in literature. 3. Femininity Psychology in literature. 4. Archetype Psychology in literature...
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The Bitch Is Back: Wicked Women in Literature (Chap. 1 "To Arche the Type or Not to Arche the Type") » Read Now
by Sarah Appleton Aguiar. 173 pgs.

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Sarah Appleton Aguiar is an assistant professor at Murray State University.
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Archetypes of the Family in Literature » Read Now
by Sven Armens. 292 pgs.

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The Reclamation of a Queen: Guinevere in Modern Fantasy » Read Now
by Barbara Ann Gordon-Wise. 182 pgs.

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The evolution of the portrayal of Queen Guinevere from the largely negative image beginning in the Middle Ages to the revisionist treatments of modern fantasy writers is studied from a Jungian-feminist perspective. Using a revised quaternity of feminine archetypes, Gordon-Wise demonstrates how...
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The evolution of the portrayal of Queen Guinevere from the largely negative image beginning in the Middle Ages to the revisionist treatments of modern fantasy writers is studied from a Jungian-feminist perspective. Using a revised quaternity of feminine archetypes, Gordon-Wise demonstrates how Guinevere embodied negative aspects of the archetypes of Mother, Maiden, Wise Woman, and Warrior and how speculative theories of primitive goddess worship have been used by modern fantasy writers to create a Guinevere that reflects ongoing feminist concerns.
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The Company of Camelot: Arthurian Characters in Romance and Fantasy (Chap. 2 "Merlin: The Archetypal Wizard," Chap. 3 "Morgan le Fay: Goddess or Witch?," and Chap. 8 "Mordred: Arthur's Shadow") » Read Now
by Charlotte Spivack, Roberta Lynne Staples. 161 pgs.

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This book deals with the eight major figures in the Arthurian legends and how they have been individually represented in literature from its beginnings up to the present day. The characters discussed are: Arthur the king, his queen Guenevere, his wizard Merlin, his half-sister Morgan le Fay, his...
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This book deals with the eight major figures in the Arthurian legends and how they have been individually represented in literature from its beginnings up to the present day. The characters discussed are: Arthur the king, his queen Guenevere, his wizard Merlin, his half-sister Morgan le Fay, his faithful seneschal Sir Kay, his warrior nephew Gawain, his knight and rival Lancelot, and his incestuous son and nemesis Mordred. These characters are first identified in terms of their medieval origins, then explored in their varied depictions in modern fantasy fiction. The pattern that emerges is largely one of polarization of personality. The first study of Arthurian materials to focus specifically on the characterization of individuals, this book also achieves an original perspective on the evolution of individual characters from mythic prototypes.
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Native American Identities: From Stereotype to Archetype in Art and Literature » Read Now
by Scott B. Vickers. 194 pgs.

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Archetypes, Imprecators, and Victims of Fate: Origins and Developments of Satire in Black Drama » Read Now
by Femi Euba. 204 pgs.

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In searching for a "definitive concept" of black theatre, Euba delves deeply into the Yoruba culture and gods, specifically the attributes and ritual of Esu-Elegbara. The resulting vision goes beyond the standard interpretations to place Esu, the "fate god," squarely at the center of Yoruba ritual...
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In searching for a "definitive concept" of black theatre, Euba delves deeply into the Yoruba culture and gods, specifically the attributes and ritual of Esu-Elegbara. The resulting vision goes beyond the standard interpretations to place Esu, the "fate god," squarely at the center of Yoruba ritual and drama, and by extension, at the center of the black writer's concept of character, actor, and audience as victims of fate and satire. This is a sophisticated study that will be of great interest to those seeking to understand African influences on black drama and culture.
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Anne, the White Woman in Contemporary African-American Fiction: Archetypes, Stereotypes, and Characterizations » Read Now
by Anna Maria Chupa. 168 pgs.

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This work combines Jungian analysis with certain West African religious principles in an examination of fictional characterizations of white women in African-American literature. Taking neither a purely African nor Western approach to the material, the author offers analyses of white women as the...
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This work combines Jungian analysis with certain West African religious principles in an examination of fictional characterizations of white women in African-American literature. Taking neither a purely African nor Western approach to the material, the author offers analyses of white women as the terrible mother, the bitch goddess, the seductress, the initiator, the femme fatale, the benevolent witch, and the confidant. Both the particular stereotypes of white women and their mythic roles are explored, in terms of both social and mythical archetypes.
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No! In Thunder: Essays on Myth and Literature (Includes discussion of archetypes in literature in multiple chapters) » Read Now
by Leslie A. Fiedler. 340 pgs.

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...regarded as a pattern for "village literature." In this country, his example has...Hawaii ? What, then, of serious literature in our time? What counter- image...part for...
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Literature and Film as Modern Mythology ("Applying the Archetype to Novels and Film" begins on p. 47) » Read Now
by William K. Ferrell. 218 pgs.

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Novels and films record and codify the cultural experiences of their people. This book explores the relationship between contemporary literature and film of the past fifty years and the ancient myths of Judeo-Christian, Greek, Celtic, and Eastern origin. Following a detailed description and...
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Novels and films record and codify the cultural experiences of their people. This book explores the relationship between contemporary literature and film of the past fifty years and the ancient myths of Judeo-Christian, Greek, Celtic, and Eastern origin. Following a detailed description and explanation of both literary and film devices, stories that conform to a mythic tradition are analyzed to identify what they reveal about modern culture. This work explores such diverse subjects as heroism, coming of age, and morality. This approach to literature and film explores how contemporary fiction and film fulfill a continuum in our never-ending search to understand how life ought to be lived.
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