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<p>The aim of the present article is to provide a comparative analysis between two important works of German and Hungarian literature on the background of the theory of Carl Gustav Jung’s theory of archetypes. Both works (the novel <italic>Demian</italic> by Hermann Hesse and the drama <italic>Erstwhile Solace</italic> [<italic>Ősvigasztalás</italic>] by Áron Tamási) approach the theme of the search for identity as well as for the absolute and the divinity, with the focus on the archetypes of the collective unconscious. Motifs such as androgyny, shadow or dream, the issue of polarity and unity form common points of contact between the two analysed literary works.</p>
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The aim of the present article is to provide a comparative analysis between two important works of German and Hungarian literature on the background of the theory of Carl Gustav Jung’s theory of archetypes. Both works (the novel Demian by Hermann Hesse and the drama Erstwhile Solace [Ősvigasztalás] by Áron Tamási) approach the theme of the search for identity as well as for the absolute and the divinity, with the focus on the archetypes of the collective unconscious. Motifs such as androgyny, shadow or dream, the issue of polarity and unity form common points of contact between the two analysed literary works.

Archetypen und das kollektive Unbewusste in hermann hesses <italic>Demian</italic> (1919) und in <italic>Urtrost</italic> (1924) von Áron Tamási. Ein Vergleich

Lekt. Dr., Babeș-Bolyai-Universität Klausenburg

Germanistische Beiträge

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Archetypen und das kollektive Unbewusste in hermann hesses  (1919) und in  (1924) von Áron Tamási. Ein Vergleich

The aim of the present article is to provide a comparative analysis between two important works of German and Hungarian literature on the background of the...

Archetypen und das kollektive Unbewusste in hermann hesses Demian (1919) und in Urtrost (1924) von Áron Tamási. Ein Vergleich

Published Online: Dec 30, 2021

Page range: 83 - 97

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/gb-2021-0006

Keywords
collective unconscious, archetypes, myth, comparative analysis, Hermann Hesse, Áron Tamási

© 2021 Réka Jakabházi, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Archetypen und das kollektive Unbewusste in hermann hesses Demian (1919) und in Urtrost (1924) von Áron Tamási. Ein Vergleich

Published Online: Dec 30, 2021

Page range: 83 - 97

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/gb-2021-0006

Keywordscollective unconscious, archetypes, myth, comparative analysis, Hermann Hesse, Áron Tamási

© 2021 Réka Jakabházi, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
collective unconscious, archetypes, myth, comparative analysis, Hermann Hesse, Áron Tamási