Psychology and literature
I Pana
8 points * 2 hours per week * Second semester * Clayton
The course examines the relationships between the psychoanalytic writings of Freud and Jung and modern narrative styles in fiction and literary theory. It involves the study of themes, myths, psychological styles, authorial voices, as well as `symptoms' in both literary and critical texts. The focus will be on the ways in which psychology and literature employ interpretative readings of reality to construct character, dramatic conflict and power relationships in modern and contemporary literature.
Assessment
Seminar paper (1500 words): 25% * Short essay (1500 words): 25% * Long essay (3000 words): 50%
Prescribed texts
Freud S Case studies Penguin
Jung C G Four archetypes Routledge
Kristeva J Powers of horror Columbia UP
Lawrence D H Sons and lovers Penguin
Joyce J Ulysses Penguin
White P Voss Penguin
Surraute N Childhood Penguin
Suskind P Perfume Penguin
Recommended reading
Hillman J The dream and the underworld Harper and Row
Lacan J The four fundamental concepts of psycho-analysis Penguin
Derrida J Dissemination U Chicago P
Skura M A The literary use of the psychoanalytic process Yale UP
Wright E Psychoanalytic criticism: theory and practice Methuen