Die aantrekkingskrag van die see

Die aantrekkingskrag van die see

The magnetism of the ocean This article compares the use of oceanic symbolism in the poetry of Karin Boye, Ingrid Jonker and Sylvia Plath. Freud’s “oceanic feeling” is described and contrasted with Jung’s theory of the “great mother”. According to Jung, the “great mother” is the unconscious which is...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: I. Gertenbach
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: AOSIS 2008-07-01
Series:Literator
Subjects:
Archetypes
Mother Archetype
Karin Boye
Freud
Ingrid Jonker
Jung
Oceanic Feeling
Oceanic Symbolism
Sylvia Plath
Online Access:https://literator.org.za/index.php/literator/article/view/131
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Summary:The magnetism of the ocean This article compares the use of oceanic symbolism in the poetry of Karin Boye, Ingrid Jonker and Sylvia Plath. Freud’s “oceanic feeling” is described and contrasted with Jung’s theory of the “great mother”. According to Jung, the “great mother” is the unconscious which is represented by water. All these elements are discussed in the poems and compared to each other in order to gain a better understanding of the poetry. Although “death” (drowning) in the ocean appears to point to new life, it ends in unification with the archetypal mother. This liberates the poets symbolically, but not physically.
ISSN:0258-2279
2219-8237

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