The Psychological Approach: Freud
Aim of Psychological Approach:
Provide many profound clues toward solving a work’s thematic and symbolic mysteries
Abuses and Misunderstandings of the Psychological Approach:
In the general sense of the word, nothing new about psychological approach. Used as early as the 4th century by Aristotle.
During the twentieth century, psychological criticism has come to be associated with the psychoanalytical theories of Sigmund Freud and his followers. This association has resulted in most of the abuses and misunderstandings of this approach.
Abuses results from an excess of enthusiasm, which has manifested several ways:
Advocates push their critical theses to hard, forcing the psychoanalytical theory at expense of other considerations
The literary criticism of the psychoanalytical extremists degenerated into a special occultism with its own mystique and jargon used specifically for the in-group.
Results in widespread mistrust of the psychological approach in analyzing literature
Aim of Psychological Approach:
Provide many profound clues toward solving a work’s thematic and symbolic mysteries
Abuses and Misunderstandings of the Psychological Approach:
In the general sense of the word, nothing new about psychological approach. Used as early as the 4th century by Aristotle.
During the twentieth century, psychological criticism has come to be associated with the psychoanalytical theories of Sigmund Freud and his followers. This association has resulted in most of the abuses and misunderstandings of this approach.
Abuses results from an excess of enthusiasm, which has manifested several ways:
Advocates push their critical theses to hard, forcing the psychoanalytical theory at expense of other considerations
The literary criticism of the psychoanalytical extremists degenerated into a special occultism with its own mystique and jargon used specifically for the in-group.
Results in widespread mistrust of the psychological approach in analyzing literature
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