Psychoanalytical Criticism
Explore the links below to learn more about psychoanalytical criticism:
Psychoanalysis & Sigmund Freud
Purdue University | The Sigmund Freud Web
University of Toronto: Joseph Conrad
| Cumberland College Lit Crit
Example Essay
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Questions to answer in your Congo Diary:
1. Who is Sigmund Freud and what is his tripartite model of the human mind?
2. According to Freud, how are dreams related to the human psyche?
3. When did psychoanalytical theory become popular?
4. How do psychoanalytical critics see or understand a text?
5. What do psychoanalytical critics look for when they read a text?
6. As a psychoanalytical critic, what might you look for in Heart of Darkness?
7. What do you think are the strengths of this approach? The weaknesses?
2. According to Freud, how are dreams related to the human psyche?
3. When did psychoanalytical theory become popular?
4. How do psychoanalytical critics see or understand a text?
5. What do psychoanalytical critics look for when they read a text?
6. As a psychoanalytical critic, what might you look for in Heart of Darkness?
7. What do you think are the strengths of this approach? The weaknesses?