Thinking Activity on Archetypes of Literature by Northrop Frye :
Hello friends,
Here I'm writing this blog about Northrop Frye's archetypes of literature which I've to complete as my thinking activity . So let's begin…
⚫ Northrop Frye :
Northrop Frye, in full Herman Northrop Frye, Canadian educator and literary critic who wrote much on Canadian literature and culture and became best known as one of the most important literary theorists of the 20th century.
The very first point on which I've to focus is…
1) What is Archetypal Criticism ? What does the Archetypal Critic do?
It is a term in which Frye 's archetypal criticism strictly categorises works based on their genres which determine how an archetype is to be interpreted in a text . Basically Archetypal means "Original form". It refers to universal symbols, theme , character, images. It repeated throughout literature.
Archetypal critics believe that these archetypal figures are part of the core of humanity and human experiences that are universal for all cultures in the world. Therefore, archetypal figures give a text universal acceptance because they are based on human experiences and core values.
The second point is…
2)What is Frye trying to prove by giving an analogy of ' Physics to Nature ' and ' Criticism to Literature'.
Here Frye connected Spring with comedy because Spring and comedy both are symbols of something became new, birth, development, revival and resurrection and also symbolize dark to light, dry to greenness...etc.
And Other things are that culminations to triumph both these terms. All symbolize romance through the Summer season.
Also the season of Autumn denotes tragedy and It is a symbol of dying life. We can see in autumn all the leaves of the tree fallen down and also the tree became lifeless. Similarly the hero fell down and the protagonist became a tragic hero.
Frye compares both Physics to Nature and Criticism to Literature. Physics is a deep study of Nature but it is called physics not Nature though it is based on Nature only but it is called physics. So, We can say that Literature is equal to Nature and Physics is equal to Criticism.
The third point is something interesting because in which I've to share my own views …
3) Share your views of criticism as an organised body of knowledge. Mention relation of literature with history and philosophy.
If we see criticism as an organised body of knowledge then it will be the progressive way of literature But Literature never organised it should free from it for the progress of Literature . It is deeply connected with the History and Philosophy both are considered as important pillars of Literature. The History connected with the myths and Philosophy connected with Morality and ethics. History stands for events and Philosophy stands for idea.
4) Briefly explain Inductive method with illustrations of Shakespeare 's Hamlet 's Grave Digger 's scene.
In Shakespeare 's Hamlet the gravedigger scene is the example of it. In this scene we can see that gravedigger was not affected by the death of others because it is their routine work. They have romanticized relationships with their jobs. They introduced different skulls with people and their works. It is a manifestation of the absolute integrity of a gravedigger. We came to the general observation that corruption in society.
The next point is …
5) Briefly explain Deductive Method with reference to an analogy to music , painting, rhythm and pattern. Give example of outcome of Deductive Method.
In the Deductive Method it comes from general to specific or particular observations. In this Music has rhyme and Painting has patterns. Both are connected while listening to the music for the first time. We can't understand but when we start to understand the words we imagine 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.
The last point is that…
6) Refer to the Indian seasonal grid ( below) If you can, please read a small Gujrati or Hindi poem from Archetypal approach and apply India seasonal grid in the interpretation.
Here is one poem which about Nature : Rain poem :
" नभ के नीले आँगन में "
नभ के नीले आँगन में
घन घोर घटा घिर आईं।
इस मर्त्य-लोक को देने
जीवन-संदेशा लाईं।
है परहित निरत सदा ये
मेघों की माल सजीली।
इस नीरस, शुष्क जगत को
करती हैं सरस, रसीली।
इससे निर्जीव जगत जब
सुंदर, नव जीवन पाता।
हरियाली मिस अपनी वह
हर्षोल्लास दिखलाता।
इस वसुधा के अँचल पर
अनुपम प्रभाव छा जाते।
इन हरी घास के तिनकों
में भी मोती उग आते।
इनका मृदु रोर श्रवण कर
कोकिल मधु-कण बरसाती।
तरु की डाली-डाली पर
कैसी शोभा सरसाती।
केकी निज नृत्य दिखाया,
करता फिरता रंगरेली।
पक्षी भी चहक-चहक कर
करते रहते अठखेली।
सर्वत्र अंधेरा छाया
कुछ देता है न दिखाई।
बस यहाँ-वहाँ जुगनू-की
देती कुछ चमक दिखाई।
पर ये जुगनू भी कैसे
लगते सुंदर, चमकीले।
जगमग करते रहते हैं
जग का ये मार्ग रंगीले।
सरिता-उर उमड पड़ा है
फिर से नव-जीवन पाकर।
निज हर्ष प्रदर्शित करता
उपकूलों से टकरा कर।
मृदु मंद समीकरण सर-सर
लेकर फुहार बहता है।
धीरे-धीरे जगती का
अँचल शीतल करता है।
In this poem the poet talks about the season of rain in our language " Varsha Ritu " . What the changes come in human life and on the earth it is the point i8 discussed in this point . On the earth there were new green clothes which were worn automatically when the season of rain came. There was no idea about that What a great kind of happiness farmers felt. Earth is getting a new life by the Rainy season . So the poem's message is how the changes come on the earth when the season of rain comes.
Here is One video on archetypal criticism:👇
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