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Equus: a Psychological Interpretation Based on Myth

The following study is divided into five parts, The first part examines the use of myth in Eguus, Various interpretations of myth are presented and their relationship to Equus is explored. Chapter II covers the relevance of psychology to the play. R, Do Laing's comments on normalcy as the goal of society and Carl Jung's theories on the subconscious are both important to a study of Equus. The philosophy of Nietzsche helps explain some of the ideas in Equus, and Chapter III summarizes his contributions to the study. Chapter IV is a close look at the symbolism of the horse, and Chapter V deals with the yearning for transcendence as discussed by early German Romanticists, Equus is a romantic statement incorporating the fields of myth and psychology.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc503912
Date12 1900
CreatorsHudson, Kathleen A.
ContributorsJeffrey, Lloyd N., Smith, John T., Mitchell, Giles R.
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatiii, 100 leaves, Text
RightsPublic, Hudson, Kathleen A., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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