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Wimsatt and Cleanth Brooks  \nArchetypal Criticism is a form of literary analysis that identifies and interprets the recurring universal symbols, motifs, themes, and character types (archetypes) in literary works. It is based on the assumption that all human stories and images draw from a collective reservoir of memory and  \nsymbolism, often shared across cultures.  \nDAK SH ITA SINGH  \n• Emerged in the early 20th century as a reaction to the individualism of earlier criticism.  \n• Mainly developed in Europe and North America.  \nIn Response To:  \n• New Criticism – which focused only on the text, ignoring cultural and psychological background.  \n• Freudian Psychoanalysis – which focused on the personal unconscious; archetypal theory offered a broader cultural and collective view.  \n• Modernism’s skepticism – Archetypal criticism sought universal patterns in a time of fragmentation.  \nDAK SH ITA SINGH  \nCarl Gustav Jung  \n(1875–1961)  \nPsychologist and philosopher; disciple of Freud, but broke away to emphasize the collective over the personal.  \nCollective Unconscious  \n• A shared, inherited reservoir of human experience.  \n• Composed of archetypes-universal, recurring images and patterns across cultures and time.  \n• First introduced in The Spirit of Man, Art and Literature (1922)  \n• Archetypes give form to inner psychic experience.  \n• They surface in myths, fairy tales, religion, and literature, aiding psychological balance.  \nDAK SH ITA SINGH  \nFour Core Archetypes of the  \nHuman Psyche  \n\n| Archetype | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| Persona | \"Mask\" worn to conform socially; public self |\n| Self | The whole psyche; unity of conscious + unconscious; symbolized by the mandala or circle |\n| Shadow | Repressed instincts; dark, rejected parts of self (violence, desire, fear) |\n| Anima/Animus | Inner feminine (in men) and masculine (in women); their union is called Syzygy or “Divine Couple” |\n\nDAK SH ITA SINGH  \n12 Universal Character  \nArchetypes  \nThese archetypes appear across myths, folklore, and fiction.  \n\n| Ego Types (establishing) | Soul Types (seeking) | Self Types (aiming) |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Innocent | Explorer | Creator |\n| Everyman | Lover | Sage |\n| Hero | Rebel | Jester |\n| Caregiver | Wizard/Magician | Ruler |\n\nDAK SH ITA SINGH  \n•  \n.  \nNorthrop Frye  \n(1912–1991)  \nCanadian literary theorist who systematized archetypal criticism.  \n• Frye believed individual works of literature cannot be understood in isolation.  \n• They are part of a larger network of stories that share common patterns.  \n• He opposed critics who focused only on personal meaning or political value of texts.  \nMajor Works:  \n• Fearful Symmetry (1947)  \n• Anatomy of Criticism (1957)  \n• Fables of Identity (1963)  \nDAK SH ITA SINGH  \nMythoi: Four Narrative Forms Based on Seasonal Cycles  \nThese mythoi represent universal emotional cycles in human life.  \n\n| Mythos (Genre) | Season | Central Theme |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Comedy | Spring | Rebirth, social harmony, renewal |\n| Romance | Summer | Triumph, quest, ideal world |\n| Tragedy | Autumn | Fall from greatness, suffering |\n| Satire/Irony | Winter | Disillusionment, chaos, fragmentation |\n\nDAK SH ITA SINGH  \nCommon Archetypes  \nRecurrence, Emotional Response and Symbolic Meaning  \n\n| Archetype | Symbolic Meaning |\n| --- | --- |\n| Hero | Triumph over odds |\n| Shadow | Inner darkness |\n| Garden | Innocence, peace |\n| Quest | Search for truth |\n| Trickster | Chaos, disruption |\n\nDAK SH ITA SINGH  \n\n| Thinker | Key Works |\n| --- | --- |\n| Carl Jung | Psychological Types (1921), Modern Man in Search of a Soul (1933), The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious (1959), Man and His Symbols (1964) |\n| Northrop Frye | Fearful Symmetry (1947), Anatomy ","cbCaima8wsf1dVWi","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaima8wsf1dVWi","pdf",303634,"English","# Archetypal Criticism Overview\n## Definition and Core Assumptions\n## Historical Development and Responses\n# Carl Gustav Jung\n## Collective Unconscious\n## Four Core Archetypes of the Human Psyche\n## Universal Character Archetypes\n# Northrop Frye\n## Systematization and Key Beliefs\n## Major Works\n# Mythoi and Narrative Forms\n## Seasonal Emotional Cycles\n# Common Archetypes and Symbolic Meaning\n## Recurrence and Interpretation","[{\"question\":\"What is archetypal criticism and what does it analyze in literary works?\",\"answer\":\"Archetypal criticism identifies and interprets recurring universal symbols, motifs, themes, and character types (archetypes) in literature, grounded in the idea that human stories draw on a shared reservoir of memory and symbolism across cultures.\"},{\"question\":\"How did archetypal criticism differ from New Criticism and Freudian psychoanalysis?\",\"answer\":\"It responded to New Criticism by expanding beyond the text alone to include cultural and psychological background. 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