Interrelationship of Literature and Psychology

Abstract

Psychology and literature are interrelated from Greek-Roman times. According to Freud the unresolved conflicts are the base of neurosis and such stuff give rise to literature. The unconscious mind of the author creates a work of literature. The literary work is like a dream and the theories psychoanalytic help to uncover the hidden motivations and repressed desires of the author. This research paper tries to mark the interrelationship of Literature and Psychology through the perspective of the writer, the work and the reader.