1. PSYCHOLOGY OF LITERATURE
GROUP 10
1. Heni Winingsih (12004186)
2. Rinenda S. Panjuru
(12004193)
3. Anisa Amielia (12004203)

2. A. A search in Meaning
People who study literature often ask questions such
as:
1. Can we study literary works by using the science of
psychology?
2. Is there any special theory that focuses the
study of literary works on psychological
aspects?
3. Can psychology be related to sociology?
A Guide to Literary Criticism:2003:51

3. Rene wellek and Austin Warren stated in
their book Theory of Literature. Wellek and Warren
(1956:81) say:
By “psychology of literature” we may mean the
psychological study of the writer, as type and as individual,
or the study of the creative process, or the study of the
psychological types and laws present within works of
literature, or finally, the effects of literature upon its
readers (audience psychology).
A Guide to Literary Criticism:2003:51

4. The author and the literary work
How could a wonderful literary work be produced by n author?
1. A wonderful literary work could be produced by an author
because the author is a gifted person.
2. An author of a literary work often looks strange to the eyes of
common people.
3. In relation to madness, educators and religious .
A Guide to Literary Criticism:2003:53-56

5. 4. A literary writer (a poet) is sometimes a gifted
person (like Robert Frost, an American poet, who
was awarded the Pulitzer Prize four times) but
sometimes he is just a common man who recieves
a good inspiration.
A Guide to Literary Criticism:2003:56

6. Psychology and Literary Criticism
Psychology (the science or study of mind and
its processes) can be used to help a literary critic or a
literary researcher to explain, interpret and evaluate
literary works. Author contribution of psychology
towards literary criticism is related to the characters
and characterization.
A Guide to Literary Criticism:2003:57

7. Developmental psychology
Developmental psychology is a branch
of psychology that deals with the
development of children.
According to Kohlberg, there are three levels
of morals development:
1. The premoral level
2. The conventional morality
3. The self-accepted moral principless.
A Guide to Literary Criticism:2003:58

8. Questions:
1. Syakur (12004217)
Dari slide ke 4 poin kedua yang dimaksud dari keanehan itu sendiri
seperti apa?
2. Arifatul Azizah (12004207)
Apakah 4 cabang yang di disampaikan oleh Wellek and Austin warren
sudah masuk dalam komponen cabang di perkembangan psikologi yang di
sampaikan oleh Kehlberg?
3. Luthfiana Dwi R (12004187)
a. Dari point ke 4 slide 5 apakah seseorang yang biasa saja bisa
menciptakan karya sastra (literary work)?
b. Apakah ada batasan moral dalam diri si A dari penjelasan (the self-
accepted moral principles)?