Taran: An individuated hero for the collective unconscious

<p>This study analyzes Lloyd Alexander's <em>The Prydain Chronicles</em> through a Jungian lens. Previous scholarship on Alexander's works has briefly considered archetypal criticism, but not extensively. Bruno Bettelheim's thoughts are used intermittently throughout the thesis. This study concentrates on Taran's individuation process, the discovery of true selfhood, and his consequent development of a whole psyche.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts in English Composition

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

English

Year

2004

Author dc:creator

• Raetz, Edward Tucker

• Lloyd Alexander
• Chronicles of Prydain
• Taran of Prydain (fictitious character)
• Carl Gustav Jung
• Bruno Bettelheim
• Archetypes in literature
• Children's and Young Adult Literature

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/147

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu:etd-project-1147