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A Psychoanalytical Attempt at the Emergence and Interpretation of Narcissism in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s Epistolary Novel The Sorrows of Young Werther

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A Psychoanalytical Attempt at the Emergence and Interpretation of Narcissism in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s Epistolary Novel The Sorrows of Young Werther

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Narcissism is an intriguing psychological phenomenon depicted in a variety of literary forms and manifestations. The 1774 publication The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is an exceptional example. In this novel, the protagonist Werther is portrayed as a typical example of narcissistic traits that lead to his tragic end. Based on this state of mind, this paper will determine Freud’s interpretation of narcissism in Goethe’s Werther. Some texts on melancholy, mourning, and narcissism will be consulted for this purpose. In his works, Freud describes various phases of narcissism formation, which are all illustrated and described in greater detail. This process was depicted in a diagram, and its stages were broken down. In his career, life, and work, the protagonist Werther will undergo the various phases of Freudian narcissism formation. Consequently, it will be investigated if the psychology that flourished decades later can also be applied to Werther and how the development of narcissism can be analysed letter by letter. Moreover, critical situations were identified and analysed in which narcissism and its origin, effect, and consequences can be depicted in an especially accurate manner. For these reasons, the psychoanalytic interpretation of the work is predominantly founded on Sigmund Freud’s theory of melancholy and mourning and secondarily on the development of narcissism. In this regard, both texts Das Ich und das Es (1975) and Der Untergang des Odipuskomplexes (1989) by Sigmund Freud were selected for narcissism development as a theoretical framework.

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Alman Dili, Edebiyatı ve Kültürü

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

15 Aralık 2023

Gönderilme Tarihi

21 Haziran 2023

Kabul Tarihi

15 Aralık 2023

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2023 Cilt: 11 Sayı: 2

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APA
Tekin, H. (2023). A Psychoanalytical Attempt at the Emergence and Interpretation of Narcissism in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s Epistolary Novel The Sorrows of Young Werther. Diyalog Interkulturelle Zeitschrift Für Germanistik, 11(2), 313-332. https://doi.org/10.37583/diyalog.1404194
AMA
1.Tekin H. A Psychoanalytical Attempt at the Emergence and Interpretation of Narcissism in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s Epistolary Novel The Sorrows of Young Werther. DİYALOG. 2023;11(2):313-332. doi:10.37583/diyalog.1404194
Chicago
Tekin, Habib. 2023. “A Psychoanalytical Attempt at the Emergence and Interpretation of Narcissism in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s Epistolary Novel The Sorrows of Young Werther”. Diyalog Interkulturelle Zeitschrift Für Germanistik 11 (2): 313-32. https://doi.org/10.37583/diyalog.1404194.
EndNote
Tekin H (01 Aralık 2023) A Psychoanalytical Attempt at the Emergence and Interpretation of Narcissism in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s Epistolary Novel The Sorrows of Young Werther. Diyalog Interkulturelle Zeitschrift Für Germanistik 11 2 313–332.
IEEE
[1]H. Tekin, “A Psychoanalytical Attempt at the Emergence and Interpretation of Narcissism in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s Epistolary Novel The Sorrows of Young Werther”, DİYALOG, c. 11, sy 2, ss. 313–332, Ara. 2023, doi: 10.37583/diyalog.1404194.
ISNAD
Tekin, Habib. “A Psychoanalytical Attempt at the Emergence and Interpretation of Narcissism in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s Epistolary Novel The Sorrows of Young Werther”. Diyalog Interkulturelle Zeitschrift Für Germanistik 11/2 (01 Aralık 2023): 313-332. https://doi.org/10.37583/diyalog.1404194.
JAMA
1.Tekin H. A Psychoanalytical Attempt at the Emergence and Interpretation of Narcissism in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s Epistolary Novel The Sorrows of Young Werther. DİYALOG. 2023;11:313–332.
MLA
Tekin, Habib. “A Psychoanalytical Attempt at the Emergence and Interpretation of Narcissism in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s Epistolary Novel The Sorrows of Young Werther”. Diyalog Interkulturelle Zeitschrift Für Germanistik, c. 11, sy 2, Aralık 2023, ss. 313-32, doi:10.37583/diyalog.1404194.
Vancouver
1.Habib Tekin. A Psychoanalytical Attempt at the Emergence and Interpretation of Narcissism in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s Epistolary Novel The Sorrows of Young Werther. DİYALOG. 01 Aralık 2023;11(2):313-32. doi:10.37583/diyalog.1404194

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