Northop Frye : Archetypes of literature

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

                  In general meaning Archetypal criticism means narrative design, pattern of action, character types, themes, and images. It has number of variety in literature. Some patterns are universal patterns in human psyche and it apply in literature. So archetypal critic observe pattern which have already in history or in present. For example that sun is rising, at noon in the middle and at night set. As same the pattern of tragedy that rising, climax, falling.

                  

               

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

            Physics is an organized body of knowledge about nature , and a student of it says that Henry is learning physics, not that Henry is learning nature. Because human body is a part of nature. Same art , like nature,is the subject of a systematic study , and has to be distinguished from the study itself, which  criticism. Without literature criticism can not .

3.  Share your views of Criticism as an organised body of knowledge. Mention relation of literature with history and philosophy.

        Here we can see that to Frye’s ‘Archetypes of literature’ in mention that to history and philosophy. We know that literature is center in division of humanities and in framework to history and philosophy. In literature systematic mental organization of the subject has to turn to historian for events and philosopher for ideas.  Both are connected but in literary way in something look favorable to gender and meaningless criticism in  such a pattern exist then criticism it may be art what history to action and philosophy to wisdom in literature. So that in both is one part to literature and knowledge to history and philosophy relation between in criticism.

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

          The Inductive method of analysis deals with particular to general. So here it    can be applied in Hamlet because if we see it from Micro level then the grave digging scene is observed but if we observe from general view then we can see Hamlet’s love for Ophelia.

5. Briefly explain deductive method with reference to an analogy to Music, Painting, rhythm and pattern. Give examples of the outcome of deductive method.

          The deductive method of analysis deals with the established meaning of work from the general truth to particular truth. So to explain deductive method of analysis here Frye illustrates Music and Painting.

6.  Refer to the Indian seasonal grid (below). If you can, please read small Gujarati or Hindi or English poem from the archetypal approach and apply Indian seasonal grid in the interpretation. 

          

  
        In Northrop fryer’s criticism we will find seasons like summer, winter, spring and autumn to interpret the literary wok by putting into the describe of Vacant (Spring season) Rutus:
   
         ऋतुओं की रानी है आई
         धानी चुनर अपने संग लायी
          जिसे ओढ़ धरती मुस्काई
          कण-कण में उमंग है छायी।

         डाल-डाल नव पल्लव आया
         जैसे बचपन फिर खिल आया
          रंग बिरंगे फूलों पर
         देखो भँवरा फिर मंडराया।

          तितली भी मुस्काती है
          बहती हवा बासंती है
          नील गगन में उड़ते पंछी
          के मन को हर्षाती ह

         रंग बिरंगे फूल खिलें हैं
         पीले, लाल, गुलाबी, हरे हैं
         कोयल की कूंकूं के संग
         स्वर गीतों के भी बिखरें हैं।

       In this poem describe spring seasonal. All "Rutu" of the it may be tale the "Queen" of Vasant rutu. This is come and  flavors, Bachapan it some them rebirth.Then felling well can new birth of all thing and enjoyed them life.This poem wonderful description and beautiful called  "ऋतुओं की रानी".Spring season create that new colors, flavors, wind and birds svar  etc it some other such heart touching feeling.