The Freudian Revolution

Chapter 33 - The Freudian Revolution

The theories of Sigmund Freud had a revolutionary effect on the beliefs and morals of modern society as well as on the arts.
- In literature authors were preoccupied with
  - the subconscious
  - the role of memory
  - methods of Freudian psychoanalysis
    - stream-of-consciousness
    - free association
  - Proust
  - Kafka
  - Joyce
- Visual artists explored the realms of fantasy and dreams
  - Dada - irrationality
  - Surrealism - liberate the subconscious from the bonds of consciousness
- Music
  - Schoenberg - expressionistic monodramas
  - Strauss, Bartók, Berg - sexually charged operas

Outline for Chapter 33 - The Freudian Revolution

Freudian revolution
- theories
- techniques
- Jung's archetypal subconscious
Impact of new pyschology on literature
- Proust
- Kafka
- Joyce
- modern poetry
Impact of new psychology on the visual arts and music
- expressionism
- dadaism
- surrealism
- early twentieth-century music

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