Summary of Journal Literature

Summary 1

Deshpande, “Literary Theory Myth as the Archetype (A critical review)” Indian Streems Research Journal Vol – I, Issue – V (June 2011)


This research is about the literary theory myth as the archetype that has a critical view that had in Northrop Frye’s argument that what we learned about criticism. The popular notion of learning literature as an aesthetics, and individual experience leading to its understanding Northrop Frye, a Canadian critic said that it is the exercise, in effect as an act of criticism. The terms of archetype itself as the narrative design, character types, and images which is found in variety of work of literature which is the critics have used to interpret the word of literature. There are two individuals who involved in the process of criticism which is consists of the author and the reader or known as the critic. The most importance to the author itself is the traditional critic. In Northrop Frye’s model of archetypal criticism shows a new dimension to a critic’s role and it can be a multiple meanings the singularity of meaning implied in the approach indicates its limitations.

Summary 2 

Dobson, “Archetype Literary Theory in the Postmodern Era” Journal of Jungian Scholarly Studies, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2015


This study is about Archetypal Literary Theory in the Postmodern Era where it takes place  of  archetypal  theory  in  the  academy  seems  always,  or  at  least regularly,  to  have  been  uncomfortable;  however,  one  of  its  most  robust  and academically  successful  advocates  has  been  Northrop  Frye,  who  in  Anatomy  of Criticism  delineates  an  archetypal  approach  to  literary  analysis. Due to the influx of critical postmodern perspectives throughout the last two decades of the twentieth century, archetypal criticism generally, and Frye’s influence and prestige specifically, began to wane. The aim of this study is to know how archetypal theory in the postmodern era. This study was using qualitative method. Dobson was explaining about archetypal theory from many sides that he explained in his research. Archetypal  literary  theory  does  not  seek  to  eradicate  or  ignore  the particularities  of  any  literary  work which  is including  its  ideologies. In  fact,  it  is  in comparing  the  differences  between  the  particularities  of  this  work  and  those  of previous manifestations of an archetypal image that interest and meaning is found for the archetypal critic. The emphasis is not on the archetypes or on the archetypal image, not on the myth nor on the ideology, but always on the relationship between the two.  it  has  contributed  somewhat  to validating  the  vital  and  powerful  position  of  archetypal  theory  in  contemporary literary studies, and, perhaps, throughout the academy.


Summary 3 

Shadraconis, “Leaders and Heroes: Modern Day Archetypes” LUX: A Journal of Transdisciplinary Writing and Research from Clearemont Graduate University, Volume 3 Issue 1, Article 15  (2013)



This research is about the modern day archetypes of leaders as heroes which has connotation with adversity, challenges, honor, strength and victory. Heroes provide a narrative for sense-making in individuals and they perceive reality as a social construction. It is refer to interpretive process that allows a person to rationalize and understand a series of events and experiences (Weick, 1995). The leader as a hero itself fill up the role of mythical heroes through actions such as saving companies, championing causes for poor or disenfranchised, and defending our closely held beliefs. Through filling the void, a charismatic or toxic leader can have disastrous results. Archetype allows us to get in touch with our true selves, since they represent what we seek to be, which in turn accesses true self-concept and leads to enhanced meaning of life. 


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