A Review of Psychological Approach in Literature

One of the methods in the analysis and appreciation of literary work is to review and analyze them in terms of Psychology. Since Psychology deals with human mind and behavior and literary works are generally a manifestation of their authors character (and in particular, the process of literary creation is a psychological process) Psychologyical analysis of these literary works and the knowledge gained through them, could be quite essertnieal and fruitful for us. To this end different theories have been offered by literary critics and Psychologists interested in and familiar with literature giving birth to different schools and approaches for the analysis of works of art and literature. However, in spite of some strong objections to such theories, the psychological approach in literary analysis and appreciation is still one of the most attractive approaches in literary criticism.