논문 : 판타지 문학의 성서적 함의와 풍유: C. S. 루이스의 『나니아 연대기』

황치복 ( Chee Bok Hwang ) 한국문학과종교학회 2008 문학과종교 Vol.13 No.3

『나니아 연대기』와 「쾌활한 사람」, 「사색하는 사람」에 구현된 세례받은 상상력

이인성,한유준 한국중세근세영문학회 2008 고전·르네상스 영문학 Vol.17 No.2

Regardless of time difference of three hundred years, John Milton and C. S. Lewis share a similar literary code in their ideas and philosophy on the issue of “myth.” As Milton who lived in the English Renaissance period focused on the ideas of history, culture, and nation, Lewis as one of the twentieth century famous writers and scholars also taught the same topics in the Medieval and Renaissance literature at the Cambridge and Oxford University. Furthermore, they both acknowledged their identity as Christian writers whose aim is to produce and spread the discourse of Christianity. Among several similarities, their fascination with the Greek-Roman mythology and the use of pagan elements in their literary texts are worthy of attention, not because they are regarded themselves as Christian writers, but because they employed the Greek-Roman myth as fictitious elements in comparison with Christian ideas as the factual truths. Thus, this paper aims at analyzing the literary aspects of the “myth” embodied in both Milton’s “L’Allegro” and “Il Penseroso” and Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia in order to understand the in-depth meanings and insights about these writers’ ideas of Christianity. This paper also shows that a classical text like Milton’s could be reincarnated in a popular literature like Lewis’s works in the contemporary times. The first part examines how Milton and Lewis represent the real world the Renaissance and World War II respectively. The second part analyses how Milton and Lewis discover the limitations of the mythical world. These limitations lead them to search the ultimate imaginative mythical world. The third part explores Miton and Lewis’s understandings of the “Baptized Imagination” that is the knowledge of Reality which could help human beings avoid the “human dilemma,” the knowledge about Reality, and introduce to the ultimate imaginative mythical world. The final part investigates the concepts of the “Baptized Imagination” and the “Myth became Fact” that are represented in the texts of Milton and Lewis. As Milton and Lewis embody the progress of the “Myth became Fact,” the conclusion discusses how they achieve their goals in which the readers experience complete and ultimate mythical world. Regardless of time difference of three hundred years, John Milton and C. S. Lewis share a similar literary code in their ideas and philosophy on the issue of “myth.” As Milton who lived in the English Renaissance period focused on the ideas of history, culture, and nation, Lewis as one of the twentieth century famous writers and scholars also taught the same topics in the Medieval and Renaissance literature at the Cambridge and Oxford University. Furthermore, they both acknowledged their identity as Christian writers whose aim is to produce and spread the discourse of Christianity. Among several similarities, their fascination with the Greek-Roman mythology and the use of pagan elements in their literary texts are worthy of attention, not because they are regarded themselves as Christian writers, but because they employed the Greek-Roman myth as fictitious elements in comparison with Christian ideas as the factual truths. Thus, this paper aims at analyzing the literary aspects of the “myth” embodied in both Milton’s “L’Allegro” and “Il Penseroso” and Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia in order to understand the in-depth meanings and insights about these writers’ ideas of Christianity. This paper also shows that a classical text like Milton’s could be reincarnated in a popular literature like Lewis’s works in the contemporary times. The first part examines how Milton and Lewis represent the real world the Renaissance and World War II respectively. The second part analyses how Milton and Lewis discover the limitations of the mythical world. These limitations lead them to search the ultimate imaginative mythical world. The third part explores Miton and Lewis’s understandings of the “Baptized Imagination” that is the knowledge of Reality which could help human beings avoid the “human dilemma,” the knowledge about Reality, and introduce to the ultimate imaginative mythical world. The final part investigates the concepts of the “Baptized Imagination” and the “Myth became Fact” that are represented in the texts of Milton and Lewis. As Milton and Lewis embody the progress of the “Myth became Fact,” the conclusion discusses how they achieve their goals in which the readers experience complete and ultimate mythical world.

창조와 재창조: 성서적 진리의 문학적 구현 - 마법사의 조카에 나타난 순종과 배반

권연경 21세기기독교사회문화아카데미 2021 신학과 사회 Vol.35 No.1

This is a study of The Magician’s Nephew, one of The Chronicles of Narnia series by C. S. Lewis. It traces the biblical motif of obedience and rebellion in the book with a view to understand how biblical truths are portrayed in this work of imagination. The study begins with a brief introduction about how the author’s fictional works relate to his biblical convictions. It then discusses the problem of divine omnipotence and human free will, along with the consequent drama of obedience and rebellion, as portrayed both in the Bible and the Nephew (I). The next section (II) discusses those who are free from excessive obsession with one self and, therefore, respond to reality with their heart and mind wide open (1). These characters welcome the presence of Aslan/God-Christ(2) and are transformed and grow to attain fuller humanity (3). The study then turns to the opposite side, to those who reject God and His creation (III). After discussing the alien nature of evil (1), it examines the sin of Pride, the creature’s rejection of God in a desperate attempt to assert one’s own will (2) and how such Pride expresses itself in cruel indifference toward others (3). The last major section (IV) looks at the self-willed nature of sin and its fatal consequences: the way the wrong decision leads to its ultimate consequences (1), and the somber fact that such enslavement is essentially of one’s own making (2). The study concludes with a summary comment on the importance of one’s standpoint as the deciding factor between obedience and rebellion, and a note on the limit of the study. 이 글은 C. S. 루이스의 나니아 시리즈 중 나니아의 창조와 악의 유입을 다루는 The Magician’s Nephew( 마법사의 조카 )에 관한 연구다. 특히 이 아슬란(하나님/그리스도)에 대한 순종과 배반이라는 이 작품의 기본 주제를 따라가면서, 저자가 믿는 성서적 세계관이 그의 상상적 작품 속에 어떤 식으로 형상화되는지 살펴보는 것이 목적이다. 먼저 성서의 진리와 이에 대한 상상적 구현의 문제를 원론적으로 논의한 후(들어가는 말), 성서와 마법사 라는 두 텍스트에서 절대자의 주권과 인간의 자유가 맞물리며 순종과 배반의 역동이 생겨나는 양상을 살펴본다(I). 그 다음, 열린 믿음과 복종으로 아슬란에게 다가가는 인물들을 다룬다. 여기서는 자기애에 몰입하지 않고 열린 시선으로 주변 세계에 반응하는 모습(1)과 그 세계 배후의 창조주를 기뻐하며 영접하는 모습(2), 그리고 절대자와의 관계 속에서 피조물 본연의 위상을 회복하는 모습(3)을 살핀다. 그 다음엔 창조주를 거부하는 태도를 분석한다(III). 선한 창조계의 불청객으로서의 악의 속성을 논한 후(1), 악의 본질이 창조주를 거부하고 자기를 주장하려는 교만이라는 사실(2), 그리고 이 교만이 타인을 향한 무관심과 폭력으로 드러나는 양상을 살펴본다(3). 다음 단원에서는 인간의 불순종(죄)와 그 파괴적 결과(벌)을 다룬다(IV). 인간의 잘못된 선택이 비극적 결과로 귀결될 수밖에 없다는 사실과(1), 한 개인의 자유로운 선택이 야기하는 파괴적 결과로서의 타락의 양상을 살펴본다(2). 마지막으로 개인의 운명과 창조주를 향한 태도의 중요성 및 본 논문이 다른 범위의 한계를 언급한다(나가는 말).

창작교육적 관점에서 본 판타지의 서사 방법 -『반지의 제왕』 『나니아 연대기』 『해리포터』 『드래곤 라자』를 중심으로

김종태 ( Jong Tae Kim ),정재림 ( Jae Rim Jeong ) 한국현대문예비평학회 2009 한국문예비평연구 Vol.- No.30

기독교 아동 문학을 활용한 인성 교육의 가능성 탐색: C.S. 루이스의 『나니아 연대기』를 중심으로

송애리 한국인격교육학회 2023 인격교육 Vol.17 No.3

Traditionally, literature-based character education programs have been widely used for children’s character development. The purpose of this study is to reveal the character educational value of Christian children's literature, which has not received much attention despite the high correlation between religion and morality, and to explore ways to utilize it for character education. As a theoretical foundation for character education using Christian children's literature, drawing on Aristotle's virtue ethics, the content of virtue, which is the foundation of desirable character, was identified first, and the essence and role of virtue that aids in the realization of human nature was highlighted. To supplement the limitations of Aristotle's virtue ethics, this study proposes the integration of the self and identity based on a transcendental narrative by relying on the moral identity theory and narrative approach. In addition, being inspired by Aquinas' virtue ethics, this study suggests the pursuit of telos based on common grace while acknowledging the need for God's grace in the pursuit of happiness through the realization of virtue. Subsequently, the curriculum and educational effects of the UK's Narnian Virtues project using C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia were introduced, and the possibilities and limitations of character education using Christian children's literature were explored. 전통적으로 문학 작품은 인성 형성을 위한 교육적 소재로 널리 활용되어 왔다. 본 연구는 지금까지 종교와 도덕의 높은 연관성에도 불구하고 크게 주목받지 못했던 기독교 아동 문학이 지닌 인성 교육적 가치를 밝히고 그것의 교육적 활용 방안을 탐색하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 기독교 아동 문학을 활용한 인성 교육의 이론적 토대로서 먼저 아리스토텔레스의 덕 윤리에 근거하여 바람직한 인성의 토대가 되는 덕의 내용을 파악하고, 인간 본성의 실현을 돕는 덕의 본질과 역할을 조명하였다. 아리스토텔레스의 덕 윤리가 지닌 한계를 보완하기 위해, 도덕적 정체성 이론과 내러티브적 접근을 토대로 초월적 내러티브에 기반한 자아와 정체성의 통합을 제안하고, 아퀴나스의 덕 윤리에 착안하여 일반 은총에 힘입은 텔로스의 추구를 제안하였다. 이어서 C.S. 루이스의 『나니아 연대기』를 활용한 영국의 나니아 미덕 프로젝트의 커리큘럼과 교육적 효과를 소개하며, 기독교 아동 문학을 활용한 인성 교육의 가능성과 한계를 조망하였다.

C. S. 루이스의 『마법사의 조카』와 성경에 나타난 창조의 비교 연구

장인숙(Insook Jang) 한국동서비교문학학회 2017 동서 비교문학저널 Vol.0 No.39

The purpose of this paper is to compare the creation in the Bible and The Magician’s Nephew. This dissertation suggests that the biblical world can be shown in much abundance and gives readers pleasure through literature and allusion. This thesis suggests that the Biblical world can be delineated in much abundance and pleasure through literature technique such as allusion by comparing the creation stories revealed in Lewis’s work with those in the Bible. Despite of the fact that there are undeniable substantial differences between the creation stories of the Bible and those in The Magician’s Nephew, this study shows an imaginary world of literary portrayal and essential concepts of the Bible are effectively conceived through allusions in the work. The possibilities of more pleasant and vivid way of understanding of the real world created by God through literary works are also discussed.