Literary criticism is of great importance in contemporaneous age. One of the subdivisions of literary criticism is psychological criticism which was founded by Sigmund Schlomo Freud, the father of modern psychology. Psychological criticism attempts to declare excitants, spiritual excitements and effectual ...
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Literary criticism is of great importance in contemporaneous age. One of the subdivisions of literary criticism is psychological criticism which was founded by Sigmund Schlomo Freud, the father of modern psychology. Psychological criticism attempts to declare excitants, spiritual excitements and effectual factors in creating a literary work based on the work itself and the biography of the poet or author.
Charles Baudelaire the 19th century well-known poet is an introverted, puzzle headed, depressed and heartbroken person who has always been seeking a utopia to soothe in, intending to look for the truth of entity and achieve that ideal world.
In this research, Charles Baudelaire’s poems are investigated to discover the reason of depression puzzlement and disappointment which is observed in his poems according to Freud’s psychoanalytic theory.
Volume 13, Issue 17 , October 2017, , Pages 209-236
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Antichrista, a novel by AmélieNothomb, narrates distress and conflict of its characters. The author portrays the mental status of the characters such as shyness, self-effacement, dependency, lying, contempt and pride. Both succoring and Supremacist characters created by Nothomb in this novel are evocative ...
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Antichrista, a novel by AmélieNothomb, narrates distress and conflict of its characters. The author portrays the mental status of the characters such as shyness, self-effacement, dependency, lying, contempt and pride. Both succoring and Supremacist characters created by Nothomb in this novel are evocative of the personality types addressed by Horne in her psychological theories. Being one of the great theoreticians of psychoanalysis field, Karen Horney attached importance to social and cultural elements in formation of human character. She disagreed with Freudian views on psychoanalysis and finally presented an innovative approach to different behaviors associated with personality types. This article analyzes Antichristaby Amélie Nothomb based on Horny psychological theories.
Volume 10, Issue 14 , October 2015, , Pages 231-245
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Committed novel, ruling out the idea of “art for art’s sake”, rejects the merely literary status and adopts position in the political, social, cultural or religious issues. Eric Emmanuel Schmidt, the contemporary French writer, is among those writers who, dealing with the fundamental issues of ...
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Committed novel, ruling out the idea of “art for art’s sake”, rejects the merely literary status and adopts position in the political, social, cultural or religious issues. Eric Emmanuel Schmidt, the contemporary French writer, is among those writers who, dealing with the fundamental issues of man such as life and death, disease and oldness, wealth and oppression, religion and the meaning of life, don’t treat social issues indifferently. In the novel of Ulysses of Baghdad he deals with the century’s issue in Europe, namely, migration.
In this article, we are going to show how Schmidt outspokenly questions the policies of his country vis-à-vis refugees and appears like a committed writer who is not indifferent toward the homeless who escape from war and unrest in their land to Europe in the hope of a better life. In addition, we will touch upon the relation of philosophy and myth in this work to show how these two concepts, with an ever-close relation, have a mutual engagement to build a stronger basis for Schmidt’s committed novel.
Amelie Nothomb, Belgium and contemporary author of literary has remained unknown for Iranian researchers. Her regard to social issues prompted she to create one of the most prominent works, "you and chills". She tries to recounting their memories during this story. Nothomb by recalling memories in Japan ...
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Amelie Nothomb, Belgium and contemporary author of literary has remained unknown for Iranian researchers. Her regard to social issues prompted she to create one of the most prominent works, "you and chills". She tries to recounting their memories during this story. Nothomb by recalling memories in Japan and omitting the boundry between reality and fantasy, creates a world which is a combination of these elements. In this novel, the author has a critical approach towards the Japanese community (especially the administrative system). Hypocrisy, seeking profit, dry conditions in administrative system, behavior and social attitudes in Japan criticized by the author.This study attempts to analyze the themes of this novel and to indicate the author's critical view.