L. Suharjanto, SJ
Sanata Dharma University, Yogyakarta

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Reconsidering the Nature of the Unconscious: A Question on Psychoanalysis in Literary Studies L. Suharjanto, SJ
LLT Journal: A Journal on Language and Language Teaching Vol 15, No 1 (2012): April 2012
Publisher : English Education Study Programme of Sanata Dharma University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/llt.v15i1.315

Abstract

Psychoanalysis has been used invariably in literary studies, as it helps literary interpretation to touch the often-puzzling-dimension of motives and feelings in literary works. The domination of psychoanalysis in the twentieth century, however, has been questioned with the new awareness that the unconscious mind is not innate but constructed. Such a disposition challenges not only the practice of using psychoanalysis in literary studies but also the validity of psychoanalysis itself.