The Fantastic problem of individuation as depicted in Gustav Meyrink's Der Golem and Walpurgisnacht

dc.contributor.author	Zimmermann, Iris Petra	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2024-08-15T20:20:29Z
dc.date.available	2024-08-15T20:20:29Z
dc.date.copyright	1995	en_US
dc.date.issued	1995
dc.degree.department	Department of Germanic Studies	en_US
dc.degree.level	Master of Arts M.A.	en
dc.description.abstract	This thesis focusses on two novels by Gustav Meyrink, Der Golem and Walpurgisnacht which employ fantastic motifs to depict the two main themes that characterize Meyrink's work, the individual's search for the "self" and the possession of an individual by other-worldly forces. The aim of this thesis is an analysis of what constitutes fantastic literature and themes in relation to these two novels. An emphasis is placed on Jung's theory of the archetypes of the collective unconscious and the process of individuation, because both he and Meyrink consider arcane symbols as depictions of the psyche. After a detailed analysis of Der Golem it is concluded that the text constitutes what Tzvetan Todorov defines as a fantastic-marvellous text. Walpurgisnacht, however, depicts supernatural events as metaphors for "reality," which detract from the fantastic nature of that novel.	en
dc.format.extent	99 pages
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1828/20284
dc.rights	Available to the World Wide Web	en_US
dc.title	The Fantastic problem of individuation as depicted in Gustav Meyrink's Der Golem and Walpurgisnacht	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US

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