The English Patient is a masterpiece written by the Canadian writer Michael Ondaatje. This paper seeks to apply the archetypal theories to analyzing the dominant archetypal images in this novel, including fire, desert...The English Patient is a masterpiece written by the Canadian writer Michael Ondaatje. This paper seeks to apply the archetypal theories to analyzing the dominant archetypal images in this novel, including fire, desert, garden and the Good Mother. The seemingly fragmentary and casual archetypes form a universal structural relevance which determines the interior consistence of the theme of the novel.展开更多
This article involves the study of the psychic remnants commonly known as Archetypes in Sean O＇Casey＇s play Juno and the Paycock. Archetypes are the images or patterns recurring again and again in literature through...This article involves the study of the psychic remnants commonly known as Archetypes in Sean O＇Casey＇s play Juno and the Paycock. Archetypes are the images or patterns recurring again and again in literature through the ages. It also focuses on the minute difference between archetype and archetypal image as discussed by Jung with special reference to the characters and other images in the play beating relevance with the universal archetypes. This article also highlights the play as a connective link in the series of the different pieces of literature via the unique use of the psychic remnants. It emphasises on the different use of those remnants interwoven in the mosaic of the characters and plot of the play.展开更多
After briefly introducing the making of the three small Altaic language speaking minorities in North China,the Daur,the Evenk,and the Oroqen,who are well known for their shamanic practices both in the past and at pres...After briefly introducing the making of the three small Altaic language speaking minorities in North China,the Daur,the Evenk,and the Oroqen,who are well known for their shamanic practices both in the past and at present,I compare their shaman-making processes with in mind the Hero’s theme developed by Joseph Campbell in his The Hero With a Thousand Faces.I argue that there is a family resemblance between the Campbell’s processual model of departure-initiation-the ultimate boon and that of transformation into a shaman-knowledge acquisition-problem solving among the three small minorities in North China.While the core of Campbell’s theory centers on the spiritual journey of hero’s self-discovery and receiving supernatural aid,it parallels with the psychedelic path that a shaman must go through at a rite held for the occasion.The hero comes to ego consciousness and sets out on his spiritual journey.This is the basis of Campbell’s theory and is the psychological experience that a shaman has to undergo as well.The psychic unity of the human kind is a common tie that binds the scholarship of the West and the East.展开更多
文摘The English Patient is a masterpiece written by the Canadian writer Michael Ondaatje. This paper seeks to apply the archetypal theories to analyzing the dominant archetypal images in this novel, including fire, desert, garden and the Good Mother. The seemingly fragmentary and casual archetypes form a universal structural relevance which determines the interior consistence of the theme of the novel.
文摘This article involves the study of the psychic remnants commonly known as Archetypes in Sean O＇Casey＇s play Juno and the Paycock. Archetypes are the images or patterns recurring again and again in literature through the ages. It also focuses on the minute difference between archetype and archetypal image as discussed by Jung with special reference to the characters and other images in the play beating relevance with the universal archetypes. This article also highlights the play as a connective link in the series of the different pieces of literature via the unique use of the psychic remnants. It emphasises on the different use of those remnants interwoven in the mosaic of the characters and plot of the play.
文摘After briefly introducing the making of the three small Altaic language speaking minorities in North China,the Daur,the Evenk,and the Oroqen,who are well known for their shamanic practices both in the past and at present,I compare their shaman-making processes with in mind the Hero’s theme developed by Joseph Campbell in his The Hero With a Thousand Faces.I argue that there is a family resemblance between the Campbell’s processual model of departure-initiation-the ultimate boon and that of transformation into a shaman-knowledge acquisition-problem solving among the three small minorities in North China.While the core of Campbell’s theory centers on the spiritual journey of hero’s self-discovery and receiving supernatural aid,it parallels with the psychedelic path that a shaman must go through at a rite held for the occasion.The hero comes to ego consciousness and sets out on his spiritual journey.This is the basis of Campbell’s theory and is the psychological experience that a shaman has to undergo as well.The psychic unity of the human kind is a common tie that binds the scholarship of the West and the East.
