The masculine characters in Henry James's Roderick Hudson, the portrait of a lady and the golden bowl : a psychoanalytical approach
Other Title(s)
الشخصيات الذكورية في روايات هنري جيمس "ردرك هدسن"، "صورة سيدة" و "الإناء الذهبي" : المنهج النفسي التحليلي
Dissertant
al-Uthman, Muhammad Iqbal Ahmad Muhammad
Thesis advisor
Comitee Members
Jalabnah, Atif Mustafa Muflih
al-Sarayirah, Zafir
al-Duwayk, Badr Said
University
Middle East University
Faculty
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Department
Department of English
University Country
Jordan
Degree
Master
Degree Date
2008
English Abstract
This study aimed at analyzing the psychological features of the masculine characters in Henry James's three novels taken as a sample: (i) Roderick Hudson (1876)*, (ii) The Portrait of a Lady (1881)* and (iii) The Golden Bowl (1904)*.
It dealt with some concepts of Freud's psychology and their application to the study in the conflict of the behavior of the masculine characters in James' three novels.
The study discussed the three psychic zones of the characters' mental processes (the id which is the source of all aggressions and desires, the ego which is the rational governing agent of the psyche and the superego which is the moral censoring agency).
The masculine characters, in this study, had been analyzed one by one in each novel.
The present study revealed that Rowland, in Roderick Hudson, had been the superego of Roderick; he had saved him from his id trends, and led him to the right path accepted by society.
It also revealed that Ralph, in The Portrait of a Lady, had been the superego of Isabel who guided her through her search for knowledge and independence.
It showed how Osmond, in The Golden Bowl, had been a dictator, who represented the authority of the hated father and how Adam Verver had been the superego of his family members.
It also showed the psychological development the masculine characters had undergone through these three novels.
*Dates of their first publication
Main Subjects
English Language and Literature
No. of Pages
83
Table of Contents
Table of contents.
Abstract.
Abstract in Arabic.
Chapter One : Background of the study.
Chapter Two : Review of literature.
Chapter Three : Methods and procedures.
Chapter Four : Masculine characters in James's Roderick Hudson, the portrait of a lady and the golden bowl : a psychoanalytical approach.
Chapter Five : Discussion and conclusions.
References.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Uthman, Muhammad Iqbal Ahmad Muhammad. (2008). The masculine characters in Henry James's Roderick Hudson, the portrait of a lady and the golden bowl : a psychoanalytical approach. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Middle East University, Jordan
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-692879
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Uthman, Muhammad Iqbal Ahmad Muhammad. The masculine characters in Henry James's Roderick Hudson, the portrait of a lady and the golden bowl : a psychoanalytical approach. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Middle East University. (2008).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-692879
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Uthman, Muhammad Iqbal Ahmad Muhammad. (2008). The masculine characters in Henry James's Roderick Hudson, the portrait of a lady and the golden bowl : a psychoanalytical approach. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Middle East University, Jordan
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-692879
Language
English
Data Type
Arab Theses
Record ID
BIM-692879
