『서곡』의 아랍인의 꿈에 나타난 윌리엄 워즈워스의 서사시적 영웅상 = William Wordsworth`s Epic Heroism in Arab Dream of The Prelude

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This paper examines William Wordsworth`s epic heroism in `Arab Dream` of The Prelude, analyzing the `knight` of uncouth shape and `deluge` in the desert. The knight`s story can be read as another version of Don Quixote, and the deluge as an allusion to Robert Southey`s deluge epic, Thalaba, the Destroyer. Echoing with and alluding to these books, Wordsworth presents an attractive but futile chivalry in quest to preserve community by burying books. In literary dimension, this shows a kind of misreading or misapplication of books, for chivalrous action sticking to the physical world makes one blind to the truth itself, and in the historical dimension, this reveals self-criticism and social-reflection with regard to French Revolution, as Wordsworth himself considers the `deluge` of `guilt` and `ignorance` leading to the failure of French Revolution. In Arab Dream, Wordsworth implies his reawakening to the validity of literature as well as reflections on French Revolution, suggesting epic heroism of poetic vocation as an alternative to revolutionary activism. Wordsworth tries to rebuild community fulfilling the poet`s task, instead of seeking disquietude as a world-deserting and world-deserted knight-errant.

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