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Tuesday, September 02, 2008
III PSEng Questions on Psychoanalytic Criticism/Essays
The III PSEng students may post their questions on the essays on Psychoanalytic Criticism here. In addition you may also try to respond to others' or your own questions.
how far is freud's theories are applicable in the case of so called 'creative writers'.....if creativity is very subjective then how could he cross check the 'mind' of a writer with a scientific rational basis....it sounds very ridiculous when we go on believing that anything proved or run by the facts are true and are 'real'....
answers to all your questions... hi am from 1st jpeng and i hope u guys dont mind me answering ur question 'cause i love this topic and intend to werk on it :) the answers to all the above mentioned questions can be fonud in morgan and king -intro to psycho. its just five pages. amazin stuff. for further readin, check out books in d lib. classy stuff. au revoir.
sry it is out of the topic but i fail to understand how we are going to apply psychoanalysis to literature.
seriously, i'm lost...sir, can u plz take tht up by giving simple (mundane and pragmatic) examples... I believe tht i have a certain vague idea of psychoanalysis, but it is beyond me to practically try to analyze a piece based on wht i knw.
This leads me to my other suggestion. Why don't we take a piece of literature and analyze it via the traditional, formmalist, structuralist and psychoanalytic approach.. tht way we knw wht the real difference is...
freud talks about symbols being interpreted objectively..... now how does tat form a connection with LITERATURE?????? and why does objectivity come in rather than subjectivity
2. "Both boys and girls focus the desires for pleasure of their infant sexuality on their mothers and their aggressive drives on the fathers" Please explain
Does Freud generalize the concepts of the Oedipus and the Electra complex as stages that all boys and girls go through at a certain phase? On what basis does he conclude this?
In relation to all these questions posted, a good reading would be a book titled as,'Literary Theory and Criticism',by Patricia Waugh. This book is an Oxford Guide and it is available at Landmark.
why should we study psycho analysis?
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what is defence?
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how has freud formed a map of the mind?
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how is oedipus related to psycho analysis?
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what is pleasure principle and reality principle?
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how does the ego work to keep the desires of the id under control?
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how far is freud's theories are applicable in the case of so called 'creative writers'.....if creativity is very subjective then how could he cross check the 'mind' of a writer with a scientific rational basis....it sounds very ridiculous when we go on believing that anything proved or run by the facts are true and are 'real'....
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how does plato's idea and the judeo-christian tradition apply to literary criticism?
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answers to all your questions...
ReplyDeletehi am from 1st jpeng and i hope u guys dont mind me answering ur question 'cause i love this topic and intend to werk on it :)
the answers to all the above mentioned questions can be fonud in morgan and king -intro to psycho.
its just five pages. amazin stuff. for further readin, check out books in d lib. classy stuff.
au revoir.
how can the symbols be interpreted objectively?
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My question is How is oedipal myth dealt with in literature?
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ReplyDeleteHow does the study of good and evil, later recast as societally condemned and condoned actions, contribute to the analysis/criticism of literature?
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1.What is the difference between play and fantasy?
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sry it is out of the topic but i fail to understand how we are going to apply psychoanalysis to literature.
ReplyDeleteseriously, i'm lost...sir, can u plz take tht up by giving simple (mundane and pragmatic) examples... I believe tht i have a certain vague idea of psychoanalysis, but it is beyond me to practically try to analyze a piece based on wht i knw.
This leads me to my other suggestion. Why don't we take a piece of literature and analyze it via the traditional, formmalist, structuralist and psychoanalytic approach.. tht way we knw wht the real difference is...
HOw is the statement that oedipus complex begins in childhood,justified? What is the source of this oedipus complex?
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freud talks about symbols being interpreted objectively..... now how does tat form a connection with LITERATURE??????
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why does freud mention about judeo-christianism?? and how is the link he is trying to establish by talking about these topics with criticism
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what you mean by agonizig proccess of the Oedipal stage?
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Psychic forces created the human sense of Morals(acc. to Freud). what is its impact in literature?
Is that knowledge to analyse ohter Literature ?
1. Is the author of the text a psychologist?
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what is the relation of ID,Ego And superego had to do with literary criticism ? neetu 06D2554
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what is serious but what is real?
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what is the relationship between literature and psychology?
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Does Freud generalize the concepts of the Oedipus and the Electra complex as stages that all boys and girls go through at a certain phase? On what basis does he conclude this?
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how electra complex and oedipus complex related to psychoanalytic perception
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Is that possible, Oedipus complex exist in the early childhood as Freud said?
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how does literature depict the exploration of mind and emotion?
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what was the impact of scientific discourse on literature?
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Howdoes literature connect or interlock creativity and psychology?
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what is the difference between reality principle and morality principle?
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How does creative writer creates a world of fantasy?
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In relation to all these questions posted, a good reading would be a book titled as,'Literary Theory and Criticism',by Patricia Waugh. This book is an Oxford Guide and it is available at Landmark.
ReplyDeleteThe book that Munaf has mentioned is a good undergrad textbook. Can depend on it. We have four copies of it in the English PG section of the library.
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