English: the she language of Virginia Woolf E-Book

Ilario Sinigaglia

• Herausgeber: Youcanprint
• Kategorie: Geisteswissenschaft
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2017

Beschreibung

I begin with the hypothesis that there are female types of psyche and male types of psyche and conclude that there are "male languages" and "female languages". In these terms, the English language is considered to be "female", while the main languages of the European continent are "male". The section of this book dealing with psychology is based on Psychological Types, the extensive volume by C.G. Jung whose findings I summarise in the first chapter. The section concerned with linguistics is based on the works of Virginia Woolf, whom I consider to be a great commentator on the psychology of the English language.

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CONTENTS

PREFACE

CHAPTER ONE

CARL GUSTAV JUNG'S TYPES

Psychological types

The hierarchy

Feeling

Thinking

Calculation

Female mind and male mind

CHAPTER TWO

THREE GUINEAS BY VIRGINIA WOOLF

Three guineas

The first guinea

The second guinea

The third guinea

CHAPTER THREE

THE STRUCTURE OF VIRGINIA WOOLF'S NOVELS

The philosophical aspect

The psycological aspect

CHAPTER FOUR

Lario Sinigaglia

English: the she language ofVirginia Woolf

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PREFACE

I begin with the hypothesis that there are female types of psyche and male types of psyche and conclude that there are "male languages" and "female languages". In these terms, the English language is considered to be "female", while the main languages of the European continent are "male".

The section of this book dealing with psychology is based on Psychological Types, the extensive volume by C.G. Jung whose findings I summarise in the first chapter.

The section concerned with linguistics is based on the works of Virginia Woolf, whom I consider to be a great commentator on the psychology of the English language.

In the second chapter, I discuss the sociological investigation of womanhood that forms a key component of Woolf’s Three Guineas (all quotations are from the HARVEST BOOK, HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT PUBLISHING COMPANY, 215

Park Avenue South, New York, New York 10003) .

Woolf's circular argumentation style is what makes this book unique. I have attempted to demonstrate this by constantly citing extracts from the volume. If these tend to weigh the text down, the original, in contrast is light and humorous, although it is not an easy read. After reading my initial remarks, those who are at least intending to read Three Guineas (which is certainly worth doing), could skip this chapter and move on to the more important third chapter, where I discuss Virginia

Woolf's novels. They are certainly a pleasure to read and it is worth trying to read at least a few paragraphs in English to see for yourself how the language gets body in her writing.

Sinigaglia Lario

CHAPTER ONE

CARL GUSTAV JUNG'S TYPES

Psychological types

This is the title of a wide-ranging volume written by C.G. Jung. Although it is a demanding read, I recommend this book as it provides an interpretative grid for the human mind, demonstrating the way in which certain key characteristics either tend to combine with other key characteristics or overshadow them.