Literary Studies and Psychoanalysis: Methodological Aspects of Interaction

Authors

Anna CHERNYSH National Pedagogical Dragomanov University, Kyiv
Larysa HORBOLIS Sumy State Pedagogical University, Sumy
Volodymyr POHREBENNYK National Pedagogical Drahomanov University, Kyiv

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24234/wisdom.v18i2.481

Keywords:

literary studies, psychoanalysis, literary work with the psychoanalytic dominant, the method of free associations, dreams

Abstract

The article discusses the specifics of the interaction of psychoanalysis and literary studies. It is proved that literary studies actively use fundamental psychoanalytic methods and techniques in decoding the mental unconscious of characters in literary works. Literary terms proposed for implementation and use – a literary work of psychoanalytic direction, a literary work with psychoanalysis elements, a literary work with thepsychoanalytic dominant orpsychoanalytic constructs certifying the integration of psychoanalysis theory into literary studies.

The use of certain aspects of psychoanalytic theory contributes to the literary interpretation of unconscious processes in the psyche of the author of the work and its characters, marked by various pathologies, deviations, neuroses, fears, etc. The article emphasizes that interpreting literary texts in the psychoanalytic aspect actualizes the method of free associations, close to the specific literary technique of the consciousness stream, as well as the specifics of interpretations of the dreaming discourse.

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Author Biographies

Anna CHERNYSH, National Pedagogical Dragomanov University, Kyiv

(PhD in Philology) is a Doctoral Student at National Pedagogical Dragomanov University (Kyiv, Ukraine). The area of her research interest includes Ukrainian literature 20-21 centuries, the theory of literature. A. Chernysh is the author of 45 research articles, one monograph.

Larysa HORBOLIS , Sumy State Pedagogical University, Sumy

(PhD, Dr. of Science in Philology) is a Professor of the Department of Ukrainian Language and Literature at Sumy State Pedagogical University (Sumy, Ukraine). The area of her research interests includes literary studies, Ukrainian literature 19-20 centuries. L. Horbolis is the author of about 120 research articles, 3 monographs.

Volodymyr POHREBENNYK , National Pedagogical Drahomanov University, Kyiv

(PhD, Dr. of Science in Philology) is a Professor, the head of the Department of Ukrainian Philology of the Faculty of the Ukrainian Language and Literature at National Pedagogical Drahomanov University (Kyiv, Ukraine). The area of his research interests includes literary imagology and communication, connections between literature, folklore, etc. V. Pohrebennyk is the author of 12 monographs and more than 800 research articles.

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2021-06-25

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CHERNYSH, A., HORBOLIS , L., & POHREBENNYK , V. (2021). Literary Studies and Psychoanalysis: Methodological Aspects of Interaction. WISDOM, 18(2), 6–16. https://doi.org/10.24234/wisdom.v18i2.481

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