Archetypal Criticism

Hardin, Richard F.

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“…The present study takes critical insights from Northrop Frye's work Anatomy of Criticism: Four Essays (1957). Richard Hardin (1989) considers Northrop Frye to be the "most successful of archetypal critics" (p. 52). Commenting on the significance of Frye's book Anatomy of Criticism: Four Essays (1957), Richard Lane (2006) calls it a book "that changed the face of literary criticism for several decades" (p. 112).…”

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Phases of Human Experience: An Application of Northrop Frye’s Theory of Myths/Genre to Mohsin Hamid’s How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia

Khan¹

2022

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Mohsin Hamid in his novel How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia tells the story of an impoverished rural boy from his early childhood till his death. The protagonist aimed at, succeeded in accumulating money, and by the end lost it. As a human being, he passed through various phases of life. The present study focuses on the evolution of the protagonist's life as a member of a developing Asian society. Applying Northrop Frye's (1957) theory of myths/genre, the study finds that the protagonist's life goes through a specific cycle of seasons: the season of winter (the genre of irony/satire), season of summer (the genre of romance), season of spring (genre of comedy), and season of autumn (genre of tragedy) in this particular order. The season of summer occupies the largest space in the novel. The study helps in developing an understanding of the structural aspects of the novel.

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Phases of Human Experience: An Application of Northrop Frye’s Theory of Myths/Genre to Mohsin Hamid’s How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia

Khan¹

2022

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“…From Frazer to Jung, archetypal theory has gone through distinct phases of development in literary criticism (Ayodeji, 2015). One of such trends is the model spearheaded by the Canadian critic Northrop Frye who makes clear attempts at classifying literary archetypal theory (Hardin, 1989). Northrop Frye, in his Anatomy of Criticism , “develops a systematic approach to archetypal or mythic criticism” (Bressler, 2003, p. 128).…”

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Re-interpreting Yoruba incantation: an example of Fryean apocalyptic and demonic imagery

Ayinla

Ayodeji

2022

AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples

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Yoruba incantation is an oral poetic genre known to Yoruba people. Incantations can make things magically materialise and mostly follow the logic of observational truisms. Scholars have examined Yoruba incantation from different perspectives ranging from its poetics, aesthetics, potency, therapeutic value, contextual realisations, and typology. However, none of the available literature employs a particular theory to analyse Yoruba incantation. This study re-interprets Yoruba incantation using Fryean imagery vis-à-vis the incantation’s relevance in modern times. To this effect, a number of incantatory chants were collected from skilled chanters and translated by the researchers. The researchers adopted descriptive and content analysis research methods. The study employed Northrop Frye’s archetypal model, particularly his theoretical tenets of apocalyptic and demonic imagery, to analyse the data used in the article. The study then establishes that Yoruba incantation is not only rife with apocalyptic and demonic images, but that it also appeals to contemporary socio-cultural realities.

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Archetypal Criticism

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Phases of Human Experience: An Application of Northrop Frye’s Theory of Myths/Genre to Mohsin Hamid’s How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia

Phases of Human Experience: An Application of Northrop Frye’s Theory of Myths/Genre to Mohsin Hamid’s How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia

Re-interpreting Yoruba incantation: an example of Fryean apocalyptic and demonic imagery

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