『삼일간의 비』의 장소성에 대한 연구 = A Study of Placeness in Three Days of Rain.

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This paper explores the notion of “placeness” in Richard Greenberg’s play, Three Days of Rain, drawing on the spatial concepts of Yi-Fu Tuan, Edward Relph, and Gaston Bachelard. “Place” is defined as a space imbued with human significance, encompassing emotions, experiences, actions, values, knowledge, and creation. “Topophilia” refers to the human attraction toward specific places. The play primarily unfolds in a downtown Manhattan apartment, where the character Walker explores the belongings of his deceased father, Ned, seeking a connection. Preserved there, Ned’s diary holds sentimental value for Walker, who aspires to inherit the house Ned designed: Janeway House. However, I argue that when Janeway House passes to Pip, the son of Ned’s business partner, it becomes a place of “placelessness” for Walker rather than a space of topophilia. (Sungkyul University)