Comparative Analysis of “Armance” by Stendhaland “Tom Jones” by Henry Fielding Based on the Freud’s Theories

Subject Areas : شعر

Mehdi Momtahen ¹ , Nasrin Daftarchi ²

1 - Faculty Member, Islamic Azad University, Jiroft Branch
2 - Postgraduate Student, French Language and Literature

Received: 2012-09-19 Accepted : 2012-09-19 Published : 2009-12-01

Keywords: Comparative literature, ادبیاتِ تطبیقی, روانکاوی مدرن, نظریاتِ زیگموند فروید, اثرِ ادبی, ضمیرِ ناخودآگاه, رفتار, عقدۀ اُدیپ, ..., modern psychology, literary work, Behavior,

Abstract :

Sigmund Freud, the father of psychology looks for the psychological interpretation of the unconscious manifestation of the writer in the literary text. Thus he judges the literary work on behalf of the writer and looks for the signs of the unconscious presence of the writer in order to reveal the secrets of such presentations. Henry Fielding published the novel “The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling” in1749 which depicts the life of a sociable and naïve boy who falls in for the girl next door, Sophia Western. Accordinglythe novel “Armance” or some scenes from “A Salon in Paris”, written by the 19th century French writer Stendhal are instances in which the signs of the unconscious presence of the writer could be pointed out. The present article tries to have a psychological review of these novels from Sigmund Freud point of view.