Archetypal Criticism

 

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Thinking Activity on Archetypal criticism  by Northrop Frye : 

1) What is Archetypal Criticism ? What does the Archetypal  Critic do?

 Ans :
      Archetypal means "Original form". It refers to universal symbols,  theme , character, images. It repeated throughout literature. It is a term in which Frye 's archetypal criticism strictly categorise works based on their genres which determine how on archetype is to be interpreted in a text .
      Archetypal Critic would suggest that all human experience is connected through literature and this experience is expressed again and again by using the same pattern throughout time and space. There are some universal truths that we can learn by reading .

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

Ans : 
     In this Frye compare the both Physics to Nature and Criticism to Literature. The Physics is deep study of Nature but it called physics not Nature  though it is based on the Nature only but it called physics.In the same manner In the literature we are not learn the literature but we learn to understand literature,  how to read and how to criticise literature so we are not Learn literature but criticise literature. So it is the criticism of literature. So Literature is equall to Nature and Physics is equall to Criticism.

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

Ans :
   Criticism is as an organised body of knowledge. So it is progressive way of Literature. But Literature never organised it should free from it for the progress of Literature. It definitely deeply connected with the History and Philosophy both are important pillars  of Literature. The History connected with the myths and Philosophy connected with Morality and ethics. History stands for events and Philosophy is stands for idea.

4) Briefly explain Indicative method with illustrations of Shakespeare 's Hamlet 's Grave Digger 's scene.

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   Inductive method is method of reasoning which works from specific to general. In the Shakespeare 's Hamlet the grave digger scene is the example of it. It is specific scene which lead us toward general things.
   In this shows about blind faith in the religion Some buried rules of Christianity. In this Ophelia 's death is centre whether her death is nature and accident or suicide. According Christian religion suicide victims not normally buried in churchyard in those days.
  The second thing is the about the gravediggers that they are not effected   by the death of others because it is their rutin work. They have  romanticize relationship with their jobs. It is manifestations of the absolute integrity of gravediggers. So In this we come to general observations: corruption in society, their own worth and equality of all human kind , concept of death : Humanbeing is Mortal , blind faith about death and Hamlet ready Die for his love and ready for fighting with Laertes. So with the Specific scene we come to the general illustrations.

5) Briefly explain Deductive Method with reference to an analogy to music , painting, rhythm and pattern. Give example of outcome of  Deductive Method.

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   In the Deductive Method it come from general to specific or particular observations. In this Music has rhyme and Painting has patterns. Both are connected while listening the music at the first time we can't understand but when we start to understand the words we image a picture in the mind by this imagination we understand the things. As the same thing happens while reading literature we image the things through the imagination it helps us to understand the literature. So music , rhythm, painting, pattern so it helps to understand the literature.

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

Ans : 
     Here is one poem which about Nature : spring poem : 
Gujarati Poem on Nature –  

___વસંત ટહુકે છે___

મધુર અવાજ સુણી દિલ ધબકાર ચૂકે છે,

ફૂલ કહે કાનમાં, આ તો વસંત ટહુકે છે.

ફૂલોનો તાલ જોઈ ભમરો ઘેલો થયો,

નાચતો નાચતો મને પણ ખેંચી ગયો;

ને પછી તો ભાઈ! આ મન માઝા મૂકે છે,

કહી દો જગતને આ તો વસંત ટહુકે છે.

પતંગિયાં ઘોળવા લાગ્યાં કસૂંબીનો રંગ,

કુદરતને લૂંટવા હવે જામી પડયો જંગ;

સૌ ઉછળે છે,

પણ ડાળીઓ તો ઝૂકે છે,

એની તો પ્યારી આ તો વસંત ટહુકે છે.

   
    This poem talks about the spring season. What the changes comes of spring also talks about the flowers and tress , kite festival and also many things which comes when spring comes and people feels new life and feeling happy when spring comes. It also talks about that what  changes comes at this season.

Thank you...