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Dissertation Information for Barbara Ripp Safford

NAME:
- Barbara Ripp Safford

DEGREE:
- Ph.D.

DISCIPLINE:
- Library and Information Science

SCHOOL:
- Columbia University (USA) (1983)

ADVISORS:
- Kay Ellen Vandergrift

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
- None

MPACT Status: Incomplete - Ambiguous

Title: HIGH FANTASY: AN ARCHETYPAL ANALYSIS OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE

Abstract: Contemporary fantasy written for children developed from the historical
roots of all literature. The critical approach of this study identifies
comonalities of archetypal elements used in works of chidren's high
fantasy written since World War II. The elements were entered on a
chart which was constructed according to parts of the literary theories
of Northrop Frye. Five areas for analysis were emphasized: the pattern
of the plot, the nature of the hero, dialectic symbolism. cyclic symbolism.
and the resolution of plot and quest.
The examination of plot 1s based on the structure of the quest. which
in high fantasy is a multi-layered structure. One level is the quest
for an object and involves a journey; another level is the quest for
identity. The hero of high fantasy conducts the object quest while
simultaneously seeking his own identity. It is consistently apparent
that the hero is displaced from myth to romance. This is marked by
his stage in the identity quest and by archetypical characteristics
in eight related categories. The dialectic archetypal images develop
high fantasy's theme of the struggle between good and evil. The symbols
and motifs are taken from nature and can be categorized. The symbols
cake it clear that controlled use of nature is the characteristic of good
while the misuse of nature brings the chaos which is the mark of evil. The
cyclic symbols such as the seasons of the year and the stages of human life
further structure the high fantasy plot as does the resolution of the quest.

MPACT Scores for Barbara Ripp Safford

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calculated 2008-01-31 06:01:57

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