Thinking Activity on Northrop Frye

Thinking Activity on Northrop Frye

Archetypal Criticism 

1) What is Archetypal Criticism? What does the archetypal critic do?

=> An Archetype means "Original Form".  It refers to universal symbols, subject matters, characters and images, which we repeat throughout the literature. Originally criticizes for literature and in modern texts, the form of symbols and symbols or universal human conflict and wings by classical antiquities.

     This pattern presents universal meanings and fundamental truths about human condition for readers where they live or when they are alive.

2) What is Frye trying prove by giving an analogy of "Physics to Nature" and "Criticism to Literature"?

=>   Northrop Frye compares "Physics with Nature" and " Criticism with Literature". Commentary is a systematic study of literature. Which we can not learn literature, but criticism of literature can be learned. In the same way physics is a systematic study of nature, but a student of physics says that it does not teach physics to nature.

3) Share your view of Criticism as an organized body of knowledge. Mention relation of literature with history and philosophy.

=>  The literature that is criticized as the organized body of knowledge is related to the history and philosophy of literature. Literature is a central division of humanity and done by philosophy with history and on the other hand.

4) Briefly explain inductive method with illustration of Shakespeare's   Hamlet's Grave Digger's Scene.

=>  Northrop Frye gives example of Grave Digger's  scene from 'Hamlet' to explain this method. Shakespeare's Hamlet's Grave Digging scene depicts Inductive Method.

• Firstly, Hamlet looks at the Yorick's Skull. 

• Second, image of corruption can be seen.

• Third, we see Hamlet's love for Ophelia.

5) Briefly explain deductive method with reference to an analogy to Music, Painting, Rhythm and Pattern. Give example of the outcome of deductive method.

=>  Deductive method from general to particular. Music has rhythm and painting have framework/pattern. We can not understand the picture by first viewing it. Literature is bandage between music and painting. Words in literature bring the rhythm of music and pictorial image all together.