NORTHROP FRYE..

***Thinking Activity on the Archetypes of literature by Northrop Frye..

Northrop Frye: The Archetypes of Literature.....

1) What is Archetypal Criticism? What does the archetypal critic do?

=} Archetypal criticism​ is a type of critical theory that interprets a text by focusing on recurring myths and archetypes in the narrative, symbols, images and character types in literary work...

Archetypal criticism's origin are rooted in two other physhoanalysis,each contributed to literary criticism...

James G. Frazer whose the golden bough identified elemental patterns of myth and ritual. Another critic Carl G. Jung who applied the term "Archetypal" to what he called "primordial images"..He also maintained the "collective unconscious"of the human race and are expressed in myths, religion, dreams and private fantasies as well as in work of literature...


2) What is Frye trying prove by giving an analogy of ' Physics to Nature' and 'Criticism to Literature'?

=} Northrop Frye compares both the things ,"Physics to nature" and "Criticism to literature".. Physics is an organized body of knowledge about nature, Physics is a systematic​ study of nature. In the study of physics it's not only about nature,but similarly criticism is the study of literature. we can't study literature because it is a by product and we can only criticize or study it to learn it..

3) Share your views of Criticism as an organised body of knowledge. Mention relation of literature with history and philosophy.

=} As per my view, Archetypal Criticism is based on philosophy and history of people.. Literature includes history as well as philosophy to convey it's meaning so it's  displays events and ideas.. we Know that literature is center in division of humanities and in framework to history and philosophy. So, literature used knowledge of past by use of ideas and create literature..

4) Briefly explain inductive method with illustration of Shakespeare's Hamlet's Grave Digger's scene.

=} Inductive Method is based on observation like Seeing is Believing.. "Hamlet's "
grave digging scene is the best example of Inductive Method. It's demonstrate the philosophy of life,the philosophy of life and death revealed by grave diggers.That all humans are mortal so everyone should die at once...

5) Briefly explain deductive method with reference to an analogy to Music, Painting, rhythm and pattern. Give examples of the outcome of deductive method.

=} Deductive method means,"General to Particular".. when we talk about the arts like music or painting.Music has rythm and painting have pattern.We may not understands music at once but we may understand painting at once. Literature seems to be remediate between music and painting. ...

6) Refer to the Indian seasonal grid (below). If you can, please read small Gujarati or Hindi or English poem from the archetypal approach and apply Indian seasonal grid in the interpretation.

=} As per Indian seasonal grid we have six seasons.
They are: -
1.) Vasant Ritu or Spring
2.) Grishma Ritu or Summer
3.) Varsha Ritu or Monsoon
4.) Sharad Ritu or Autumn
5.) Hemant Ritu or Pre-winter
6.) Shishir / Shita Ritu or Winter

Hear portrait the autumn is over and coming of spring there is atmosphere is very nice it is instrument of Indian seasonal grid season...

=} In this poem, we find seasonal symbols..As we know, according to Archetypal Criticism, different seasons  have different meaning..

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