Mythos of winter: An archetypal criticism of Eric Gamalinda's The empire of memory

Date of Publication

1994

Document Type

Bachelor's Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts in Literature

Subject Categories

Comparative Literature

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Literature

Honor/Award

Awarded as best thesis, 1994

Thesis Adviser

Marjorie Evasco-Pernia

Defense Panel Chair

Estrellita Gruenberg

Defense Panel Member

Bernadette S. Oloroso
Lilia Maria S. Sevillano

Abstract/Summary

This study entitled Mythos of winter: An Archetypal Criticism of Eric Gamalinda's The Empire of Memory will be undertaken to understand and to explain the collective unconscious of the Filipino people. The archetypal framework that will be used here was given by Northrop Frye, a notable critic. To be able to penetrate into the unconsciousness of the Filipino people, a Filipino novel written by a Filipino author was selected.

The basis of Frye's framework revolves around two main factors: the plot structure and the characters. The thrust of this study, then, is to show the similarities between the plot structure and the characters supplied by Frye to the plot structure and the characters depicted in Gamalinda's novel.

Findings of these similarities will eventually lead to the basic understanding of the hopes, values, dreams, and aspirations of the Filipino society.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Print

Accession Number

TU06433

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

110, [1] leaves ; 28 cm.

Keywords

Philippine literature (English)

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