BATTLE OF THE SEXES: A JUNGIAN APPROACH TO THESTUDY OF GENDER CONFLICT IN ARISTOPHANES LYSISTRATA
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ADEBUA Babatunde
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This paper has intentionally applied Carl Gustav Jung's archetypal criticism Schema to the analysis of Aristophanes Lysistrata. The primary text is replete -with different archetypal forms. The paper applies these archetypal forms to the criticism of the text in order to expose the psychological responses it elicits from the characters. On the application of Jung's concept of the powerful archetypes that compose the self; the Shadow, the anima/animus and the persona as well as the three parts that make up the human Psyche; a personal conscious, a unique personal unconscious and the collective unconscious, Lysistrata has provided vital information on the cultural and mythical heritage of Athens and Greece to make the reading experience whole and complete.