LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 7 : 10 October 2007
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
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TECHNIQUE AS REVELATION OF THE PSYCHE
A Study of the Book of Psalms

R. Corneli Agnes Rosabella, M.A., M.Phil.

The tremendous breadth of subject matter in the Psalms constitutes diverse topics such as jubilation, war, peace, worship, judgment, messianic prophecy, praise and lament. Most of the psalms are full of praise and worship and prayer, while some psalms are didactic. Many are personal outcries from the heart of the poet. Finally there are songs of public worship, the collection was originally a Hebrew hymnbook, for the Psalms were definitely sung.

This dissertation mainly deals with the technique and subject matter of the Psalms of David.

The book of Psalms delineate the various and varied stages of spiritual conflicts which David passes in different periods of his life. It is nothing more than an honest statement of his different experiences in his spiritual life and growth. He is able to depict with undying force the terrible struggle with which his vigorous state of mind has been shaken and torn. But "even in the midst of seeming desolation and forsakenness, the believer's (Psalmist's) faith does not falter (Williams 1:45)

In the Book of the Psalms the poem is not merely a form but an actual event that yields its meaning as the reader progresses from the beginning to the end. The poetic technique plays a vital role in the Psalms.

The Psalms set down the fluctuations of the author's emotions between despair and bliss, between agitation sand serenity and the discipline of suffering which leads to peace of spirit. The form adapted is not a mere accident but an integral part of the Psalms and it is as inevitable as the matter or substance.

This M.Phil. dissertation is divided into four chapters as follows:

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: The Psychology of the Poet and Poetic Process as Seen in the Biography of David
Chapter 3: Psyche and Artistic Creation
Chapter 4: Conclusions
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R. Corneli Agnes Rosabella, M.A., M.Phil.
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