Jung and Joyce
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(Vocabulary you should know:
Synchronicity: "an acausal connection of two or more psycho-physic phenomena" (Jung, 1930) Stream-of-Consciousness writing: a style of writing pioneered at the beginning of the 20th century intended to more accurately reflect the experience of the consciousness in time) |
Jung considered Joyce "a prophet of his time" (from "Jung's essay on Ulysses", 1932: http://jungcurrents.com/jungs-essay-on-ulysses) and Joyce was, in turn, affirmed in his own artistic vision to replicate the true complexity of human experience and connectivity, and synchronicity in his creation of stream-of-consciousness writing.
His writing and ideas about the power of the subconscious over our conscious lives influenced writers such as Jack London, James Joyce, Jorge Luis Borges, and American beat writer Jack Kerouac, who wrote, "I want to work in revelations, not just spin silly tales for money. I want to fish as deep down as possible into my own subconscious in the belief that once that far down, everyone will understand because they are the same that far down" (as cited in Turner, 1996, p.117). How can you tell from this quote that Kerouac was greatly influenced by Jungian philosophy? Hint: note his emphasis on revelation, subconsciousness, and the connectivity between people! References Jung, C. (1930) Synchronicity: An Acausal Connecting Principle. (From Vol. 8. of the Collected Works of C. G. Jung) McClintock, J. I. (1970). Jack London's Use of Carl Jung's Psychology of the Unconscious. American Literature, 42(3), 336. Rowlandson, W. (2012). Confronting the shadow: the hero's journey in Borges' 'El Etnógrafo'. Journal Of Romance Studies, 12(2), 17-32. doi:10.3167/jrs.2012.120202 Turner, S. (1996) Angelheaded Hipster: A Life of Jack Kerouac . New York: Viking Books. |