Date of Award
1990
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Pearce, Howard D.
Abstract
This thesis examines four archetypal patterns in Ted Hughes's Crow poems--shamanic initiation, Biblical legend, the Great Goddess archetype, and the Trickster cycle. While examining each archetype separately, I also show how Hughes's synthesis of these patterns has produced a new mythology designed to effect a healing catharsis. Also examined as influences on the Crow poems are personal factors, such as Hughes's early interest in nature, his father's World War I experiences, his relationship with Sylvia Plath, and an interest in the nihilistic philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer.
Extent
114 p.
Recommended Citation
Hiller, Deborah Lynn, "Four archetypal patterns in Ted Hughes's "Crow"" (1990). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999. 54.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_4/54
Identifier
FADT14585
Comments
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1990.|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters