生態文學論의 現況과 生態文學의 課題 = The Flow of Eco-Criticism and Eco-Iiterature's Role

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this study is to consider the flow of eco-criticism and the development of eco-literature. The term of eco-literature means that produced on the basis of ecological consciousness. Ecology, originally a branch of natural sciences, has widened its area since 1960's. As a result, contemporary ecology has the inter-disciplinary natures, embracing the achievements of social studies and humanities.
Eco-Poetry has developed from the stage to put emphasis on ecological conversion, via the stage to expand and intensify eco-poetical consciousness, to the stage to search for ecological alternative. Some works, divulging the environmental pollution or accusing modern civilization of causing ecological devastation, put great emphasis on ecological consciousness. So they turn into a kind of propaganda literature. Eco-poetical consciousness is divided into the expansion of eco-poetical consciousness and the intensification of eco-poetical consciousness. The are taken into consideration respectively. To show the expansion of eco-poetical consciousness, a lot of works produced by eco-poets are analyzed. Eco-literature is expected to solve the matter of life and to find out the ecological principle governing nature. Emotional power of a literary work overcomes the limits of logical persuasion and ethical duty, serving as the moment of truth for self-awakening. The goal of eco-literature is to present ecological alternative, and yet that still remains as a problem to solve.