Nungki Heriyati S S M A Literature is

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Nungki Heriyati, S. S. , M. A.

Nungki Heriyati, S. S. , M. A.

Literature is an expression of the soul. Literature exists through symbol and it is

Literature is an expression of the soul. Literature exists through symbol and it is represented through language; therefore, literature cannot be separated with the psyche. Soul of the author exists in the literary work. The above explanation describes the beginning of psychology’s significance in the literary work.

1. The work 2. The author 3. The reader

1. The work 2. The author 3. The reader

� Explain or support the intrinsic element of literature (character) � Find the hidden

� Explain or support the intrinsic element of literature (character) � Find the hidden meaning that presented through the character in the story.

� Literary psychology identifies literary work as an author’s creativity which uses language as

� Literary psychology identifies literary work as an author’s creativity which uses language as its mediator for esthetic reason. Thus, literature is an expression of the author’s thought (his recollection about life) and emotion.

� Examine reader. the effect of the literary art to their

� Examine reader. the effect of the literary art to their

psychoanalysis is founded on the idea of the “talking cure. ”One might argue that

psychoanalysis is founded on the idea of the “talking cure. ”One might argue that both psychoanalysis and literary analysis are, in a way, processes because it is in the “doing” of them that they appear. When I read and think about a poem - that is literary analysis. The moments when a patient describes her dreams - this is when analysis occurs.

1. Interpretation of Dream 2. Id, Ego and Superego

1. Interpretation of Dream 2. Id, Ego and Superego

� Gestalt (Trial and Error method): Whole is a meaning to the part and

� Gestalt (Trial and Error method): Whole is a meaning to the part and part is a structure of the whole. Literary art is multidimensional and can be seen from several perspective. � Behaviorist : respond and Stimulus

� Have you ever read a story/ novel that make you change your behavior?

� Have you ever read a story/ novel that make you change your behavior? � What kind of story do you think that can affect your point of view in seeing the life? � Have you ever read a story that make you interested in the psychology of the character? (whether he/she is maniac, schizophrenia, or hysteria) � Have you ever read a story that you think it is a personal experience of the author?