Myths and archetypes in literature 3304-3STMAL
The classes will be talking about how different researchers explain the cause of the recurrence of certain patterns imaginary (myths, archetypes) in the literature and how to analyze them. We will look at the study of the "classics" archetypal criticism and mythcriticism (Maud Bodkin, Northrop Frye, Gilbert Durand, Pierre Brunel), as well as the latest theoretical and methodological work devoted to the myths and archetypes in literature (Yves Chevrel, Jean-Jacques Wunenburger, André Siganos, Véronique Gély, Ute Heidmann ...). We will focus on the following issues: how researchers define literary archetype and myth, on whether the difference between archetype and myth, how archetypes and myths manifest themselves in literary texts, from which you can explore the prospects for the presence of archetypes and myths in literature.
Classes are conducted in Polish. Welcome students reading in French and / or English.
Type of course
Mode
Prerequisites (description)
Learning outcomes
Student after completing the course should:
1. be familiar with the different definitions of myth and archetype literary
2. be able to explain what the relationship between myth and archetype, myth and literature, and literature archetype
3. be able to discover a literary archetypes in the text and references to the traditional myths
4. independently analyze the importance of archetypal images and myths present in literary texts using research tools offered by the archetypal criticism and mythcriticism
Assessment criteria
active participation in classes, 2 presentations
Bibliography
M. Bodkin, „Wzorce archetypowe w poezji tragicznej”, Pamiętnik Literacki, 1969, z. 2.
P. Brunel, Mythocritique, théorie et parcours, Paris, P.U.F., 1992.
Potęga świata wyobrażeń czyli Archetypologia według Gilberta Duranda (red. K. Falicka), Lublin, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej, 2002.
Questions de mythocritique. Dictionnaire, D. Chauvin, A. Siganos, P. Walter (dir.), Paris, Editions Imago, 2005.
Mythe et littérature, S. Parizet (dir.), Paris, Lucie éditions pour la SFLGC, 2008.
N. Frye, Anatomia krytyki, Gdańsk, Wydawnictwo uniwersytetu Gdańskiego, 2012, przeł. M. Bokiniec.
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