Archetypal Criticism originates from the studies conducted in two different fields: social anthropology and psychoanalysis. The anthropologist Sir James George Frazer with his comparative studies on different cultures, religions and myths, the psychoanalyst Carl Gustav Jung with his studies focusing on ‘collective subconscious’ and Joseph Campbell with his study of basic pattern of journey in ‘hero’s journey’ are the key figures in Archetypal Criticism. The common thread of these studies is their focus on ‘archetypes’. Stories from different societies and cultures tend to include similar archetypes. Archetypal Criticism interprets texts focussing on recurring archetypal characters, images and situations. The story of the Man ‘who died and was reborn’ (Jesus Christ) in the novel The Man Who Died (1929) by D. H. Lawrence revolves around the archetypes that reappear across different cultures and times. The Man Who Died tells the story of Jesus Christ; however, the story of Jesus in this novel is not the story we know. It is about a whole different Jesus: a Jesus who is reborn after he sheds his earlier identity and role. This paper attempts to accompany this new Jesus, who is not Savior anymore, in the journey in his new life and to study the characters, images and situations in the story from an Archetypal perspective.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Literary Theory |
Journal Section | Research Articles |
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Publication Date | December 30, 2022 |
Submission Date | November 26, 2022 |
Published in Issue | Year 2022 |