Archetypal Criticism In The Formal Field Of Version

Archetypal criticism, popular in the 1950s, is a precious important critical school in the west. Inspecting archetypal criticism in the formal field of version, we can not only find the intimate relationship between it and the tradition of formal aesthetic , but also learn in which aspects it has promoted and developed the formal rationality of the 20th century in the west. This thesis consists of five parts:1. Introduction. Researching on archetypal criticism is far more in criticizing and applying than in interpreting the theory. Needless to say studying it in the formal point of view. As a result, it is quite important to study archetypal criticism in the formal point of view.2. Form and archetype. The archetypal theory of Jung's and the form of Polaru's have a relationship of echoing each other. Between the form of Polatu's and the archetype of Jung's, archetype exists as pure form without any content.3. Art form and literary archetype. The literary archetype of Frye's refers to "image emerging typically and frequently", which is not only art form but also narrative structure. Literary archetype is the core in which literature is a scientific system and also the medium through which literature of different nations and regions exchange each other. Literary archetype is not only the microcosmic art form belonging to the aspect of image, but also the macroscopic art structure belonging to the aspect of narrative pattern. The art form of Frye's bases on the specific form of works and transcends it. At the last time, the view of art form develops into form rationality. Some persons in the school of Jung's inherited the critical way of Jung's . They interpreted some classical works in the western literature and got good achievements.4. Form rationality and Archetypal criticism. Form rationality is the rational power that understand and construct ideal world of- mankind again. Form rationality agrees with Archetypal criticism in two respects. Firstly, Form rationality highlights the formal effects of art; Secondly, Form rationality has the characters of constructing and transcending.5. The expanding: the development of Archetypal criticism in china. Since being introduced in china, Archetypal criticism has promoted the discussion about literary anthropology. This critical way under the circumstance of macroscopicview charged the traditional research on Chinese literature. But archetypal criticism itself has some defects. Therefore, How to keep balance between macroscopic circumstance and aesthetic character of literature becomes the problem that we should take notice.