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MYTHS, RITUALS AND ARCHETYPES: A PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF AMIRI BARAKAâ€™S DUTCHMAN

Authors: ADAM Ezinwanyi

Publication Type: Journal article

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This paper undertakes a psychological (psychoanalytic) criticism of Amiri Barakaâ€™s most popular and controversial play, Dutchman (1964), using mainly the mythological or archetypal method of Carl Jung (1875-1961). Dutchman is a militant and nationalistic play which depicts the place or no place of the Black man in America. It talks about the struggle and fight for self-identity, recognition and acceptance of the black race in a â€˜White manâ€™s worldâ€™. The study is divided into three parts â€“ the introduction which has the background, objectives, methodology and significance of the study; the body which discusses the background of the author and the analysis of the text; and the conclusion. This research brings out as or discusses different images associated with the characters, the principal symbols that enrich the readerâ€™s understanding of the characters, as well as the symbols connected with forces that affect the characters in the play. The study also identifies the use of myths, rituals and archetypes as symbols by Amiri Baraka to project both his cause as an activist and as a literary artist.

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ADAM,E. and . (0000). MYTHS, RITUALS AND ARCHETYPES: A PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF AMIRI BARAKAâ€™S DUTCHMAN, 0 (), pp0-0.

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A.Ezinwanyi , "MYTHS, RITUALS AND ARCHETYPES: A PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF AMIRI BARAKAâ€™S DUTCHMAN" vol.0, no., pp. 0-0, 0000.

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