Archetypal Criticism

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What concept influences Archetypal Criticism?

  • Freud's psychoanalytic theory
  • Jung's collective unconscious (correct)
  • Darwin's theory of evolution
  • Marx's economic ideology

What is a key feature of the collective unconscious, according to Jung?

  • Common to all humans (correct)
  • Exclusive to certain age groups
  • Unique to each individual
  • Specific to certain cultures

What is the primary focus of Archetypal Criticism?

  • Cultural and historical context
  • Individual experiences and emotions
  • Universal patterns and collective knowledge (correct)
  • Author's personal life and biography

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Archetypal Criticism?

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What can be inferred about Archetypal Criticism from its connection to Jung's collective unconscious?

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What is the underlying assumption of Archetypal Criticism regarding human experience?

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What is the significance of Carl Gustav Jung's work in the context of Archetypal Criticism?

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What is the primary implication of Archetypal Criticism for our understanding of human nature?

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What is the relationship between the collective unconscious and cultural differences in Archetypal Criticism?

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What is the primary goal of Archetypal Criticism in literary analysis?

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Flashcards

Collective Unconscious

Jung's concept of a shared, inherited unconscious.

Key feature of the collective unconscious

Shared by all humans, containing universal patterns and symbols.

Focus of Archetypal Criticism

To find recurring universal patterns and our shared, inherited knowledge

What is Archetypal Criticism?

It examines patterns and themes that are similar across cultures and time.

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Underlying assumption

Human experiences are commonly shaped by a universal collective unconscious

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Jung's Significance

His work provides the basis for understanding universal patterns in literature.

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Implication for Human Nature

Human nature shares a universal set of patterns and themes

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Culture and the Collective Unconscious

Cultural differences are variations shaped from a single, shared base.

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Goal of Archetypal Criticism

To reveal universal patterns and themes within the text.

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Study Notes

Archetypal Criticism

  • Influenced by Carl Gustav Jung's psychological theories
  • Based on the concept of collective unconscious, shared among all people worldwide
  • Focuses on identifying repeated patterns in human thought and behavior

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