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A Study on the Popularity of Archetypal Theory: A Review

K. Abitha and Dr. X. John Paul


Courtesy: http://www.craveonline.com/culture/772433-50-greatest-vampire-movies-ever-made#/slide/1

Abstract

This article investigates the links between the vampire novels and the archetypal theory. The vampire novels gained popularity from nineteenth century. In early period, the figure of vampire novels mostly induced fear and desire and now there is a transition taking place in vampire novels as romance genre rather than traditional horror. In spite of fear, desire, and disgust, there is love, romance, and humor which are figured out by the researchers. Reading the vampire genre presents a new formula. This review will research the riddle of vampire literature and the situation changing over into its prevalent form now.

Keywords: Vampire, Archetypal, gothic, myth, symbol, image

Introduction - Archetypal

The term Archetypal theory was first applied by Carl Gustav Jung to literature. Jung recognized that all stories and mythologies contain universal patterns. The concept of Jung’s theory confirms the universal mythic characters, the archetypes reside within the collective unconscious of people the world over. These elements are developed as the collective unconscious and then Joseph Campbell grasps Jung’s conception and applies to human mythologies. Campbell evolved the concept of hero and presents hero’s journey in the work A Hero with a Thousand Faces. George Lucas used Campbell’s writings to formulate the Star Wars Saga. He recognized Archetypal patterns in literature. We are all responding unconsciously to the similar issues at a conscious level.

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K. Abitha
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Dr. X. John Paul, Research Supervisor
Department of English

VIT University
Near Katpadi Road
Vellore 632014
Tamil Nadu
India
johnpaul.xavier@vit.ac.in
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