What is archetypal criticism? What Does the archetypal critic do?
The archetypal criticism means
identifying patterns of action, Character-types, and themes in literature as
well as in myths dreams and social rituals. The Archetypal critic observes the
symbols, myths, pattern of action and applies it to any particular literature.
2. What is Frye trying prove by giving an apology
of ‘Physics to Nature’ and ‘Criticism to Literature’?
Frye uses the season in his
archetypal schema. Each season is aligned with
a literary genre: comedy with spring, romance with summer, and satire
with winter.
*Sprig
The spring seasons represent the comedy. As
per the genre of comedy is characterized by the birth of the hero, revival and
resurrection.
*Summer
The season of summer indicates romance because
summer is the culmination of life in the seasonal calendar and the romance
genre culminates with some sort of triumph, usually a marriage.
*Autumn
Autumn is the dying stage of the
seasonal calendar, which parallels the tragedy genre because it is known for
the ‘fall’ or demise of the protagonist.
*Winter
Winter season denotes satire because
of darkness. Satire reflects the darkness of literature, it is disillusioned
and mocking from of literature.
3. Mention the relationship of
literature with history and philosophy.
Literature is the central division of
Humanities. Historical sense and philosophy sense and philosophy are about
morality, ethics and all these things are required when we study literature.
Philosophy is about existence and it progressively moves on, its ideas never
stopped. for understanding literature reader must refer history for events and
philosophy for ideas.
4. Briefly explain inductive method with
illustration of Shakespeare’s Hamlet’s Grave digging scene.
The inductive method of analysis
deals with particular to general. So here it can be applied in Hamlet because
if we see it from micro level then the grave digging scene is observed but if
we observe from general view then we can see Hamlet’s love for Ophelia.
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