미래의 시'를 찾아서 : 테리 이글턴의 이론적 행로 = A Quest for "The Poetry of Future" : Terry Eagleton's Trajectory

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This paper aims to examine and summarize the long writing career of Terry Eagleton. For this, four phases in him are named and analyzed: 'Marxist-empiricist,' 'Scientific,' 'Political' and 'Philosophical.' Among these, rather too much attention has been given to the impact of the third. Enormous success of Literary Theory helped to establish Eagleton's fame (or notoriety) as one of the pagans in English studies. But contrary to what his critics used to say, Eagleton never abandoned 'English' for politics nor replaced the aesthetic judgement with the political relevancy. Relationship between literary value and the historical vicissitude has always been Eagleton's main concern. According to the final chapter of Criticism and Ideology, relative reticence of Marxism about aesthetic value is due to the fact that the material conditions which would make such discourse possible do not yet exist. Any value judgement made today cannot but fall a prey to the degraded reality of capitalism. Hence only a ceaseless surpassing of the fixed and known historical values will make "the poetry of future" possible. Even so, such concepts as aesthetic value, literature, and tragedy should not be discarded since some meaningful hints for the future lie hidden underneath them. In this regard, Eagleton's changed attitude in his next ('political' and 'philosophical') works does not mean an abrupt break. Literary Theory: An Introduction, for example, can be read as a result of more deepened reflection on the status of aesthetic judgement. His proposal for 'rhetoric' as an alternative to literary studies is not so much a declaration of 'the end of English' as a strategic survival manual for today's radical literary academics. In Ideology of the Aesthetic, he explores the emergence of the philosophical concept of 'the aesthetic.' Though served with more philosophical flavor, his point is still how to revive the concept here and now. Sweet Violence represents the culmination of Eagleton's incessant struggle to appropriate the traditional concepts critical1y It argues tragedy can be good 'resources for hope' and attempts to restructure it on a renewed foundation.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• This paper aims to examine and summarize the long writing career of Terry Eagleton. For this, four phases in him are named and analyzed: 'Marxist-empiricist,' 'Scientific,' 'Political' and 'Philosophical.' Among these, rather too much attention has been given to the impact of the third. Enormous success of Literary Theory helped to establish Eagleton's fame (or notoriety) as one of the pagans in English studies. But contrary to what his critics used to say, Eagleton never abandoned 'English' for politics nor replaced the aesthetic judgement with the political relevancy. Relationship between literary value and the historical vicissitude has always been Eagleton's main concern. According to the final chapter of Criticism and Ideology, relative reticence of Marxism about aesthetic value is due to the fact that the material conditions which would make such discourse possible do not yet exist. Any value judgement made today cannot but fall a prey to the degraded reality of capitalism. Hence only a ceaseless surpassing of the fixed and known historical values will make "the poetry of future" possible. Even so, such concepts as aesthetic value, literature, and tragedy should not be discarded since some meaningful hints for the future lie hidden underneath them. In this regard, Eagleton's changed attitude in his next ('political' and 'philosophical') works does not mean an abrupt break. Literary Theory: An Introduction, for example, can be read as a result of more deepened reflection on the status of aesthetic judgement. His proposal for 'rhetoric' as an alternative to literary studies is not so much a declaration of 'the end of English' as a strategic survival manual for today's radical literary academics. In Ideology of the Aesthetic, he explores the emergence of the philosophical concept of 'the aesthetic.' Though served with more philosophical flavor, his point is still how to revive the concept here and now. Sweet Violence represents the culmination of Eagleton's incessant struggle to appropriate the traditional concepts critical1y It argues tragedy can be good 'resources for hope' and attempts to restructure it on a renewed foundation.

참고문헌 (Reference)

1 "｢폭풍의 언덕의 소설적 성과｣. 외국문학87년 봄. 230-60."

2 "｢이데올로기론과 문학비평―루카치 이글턴을 중심으로｣. 실천문학1990년 여름. 237-55."

3 "｢마르크스주의 문학이론과 ‘문학의 위기’론｣. 현대비평과 이론2호. 1991. 159-79."

4 "문학적 가치 판단의 객관성 문제" 45 (45): 143-166, 2003

5 김용규, "문학에서 문화로: 1960년대 이후 영국 문학이론의 정치학" 서울: 소명출판 2004

6 가라타니 고진, "마르크스 그 가능성의 중심" 서울: 이산 1999

7 윤지관, "리얼리즘의 옹호" 서울: 실천문학사 1996

8 Marx, "“The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte.” Karl Marx & Frederick Engels. Collected Works. Vol. 11. London 99-197. ｢루이 보나빠르뜨의 브뤼메르 18일｣. 최인호 역. 칼 맑스 프리드리히 엥겔스 저작 선집2권. 서울" 박종철 출판사 -393, 1979

9 Frank. Criticism, "U of Chicago P" 1983.

10 "Tragedy Reconsidered.”" 35 : 1-15, 2004

11 Maley, "The Politics of Eagletonism.” The Year’s Work in Critical and Cultural Theory" 270-87, 1991

12 Regan, Stephen.Preface, "The Eagleton Reader" Oxford: Blackwell 1998

13 Steiner, George, "The Death of Tragedy" 1961.

14 Alderson, David, "Terry Eagleton" New York: Palgrave 2004

15 "Sweet Violence: The Idea of the Tragic" : 경성대출판부 2006

16 Cornell U P, "Peter Uwe. The Institution of Criticism. Ithaca" 1982.

17 "Literary Theory: An Introduction" revised ed (revised ed): 19831986.

18 "Language and Symbolic Power. Trans. Gino Raymond and Matthew Adamson" 서울: 새물결 1995

19 Kermode, Frank, "Good News from Bad" New York Times 29 : 2002

20 "Eagleton, Terry" London: Verso 2006

21 Eagleton, Terry, "Commentary" 35 : 151-159, 2004

22 Routledge, "A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste. Trans. Richard Nice. New York" Pierre. Distinction 1984.

23 Wade, "A Critical Survey of Terry Eagleton’s Work.” The Year’s Work in Critical and Cultural Theory" 219-29, 1991

24 Blackwell, ". The Ideology of the Aesthetic. Oxford" 한신문화사 1995.