The purpose of this study is to present a new point of view by combining ecocriticism with the study of nature and race in Faulkner’s Absalom, Absalom!. Earlier ecocriticism revealed two limitations in focusing on ‘nature literature’, which is mainly composed of essays based on the observation of and reflection on nature. First, it was criticized in that it overlooked the social and political relationships implicated in nature, due to its obsession with ‘pure’ nature. Second, earlier ecocriticism’s exclusive concern on nature resulted in reducing its applicability to various literary genres including novels and neglecting various social environments in the analysis. Therefore, there have been recent attempts to introduce gender and race in ecocriticism. Considering such change in ecocriticism, Faulkner’s ecological awareness requires to be reestimated. He shows the recognition that the abuse of other races and the exploitation of nature in the South have the same root in the formation of the Euro-American self through the separation and appropriation of the Others. Thus, this study analyzes Absalom, Absalom! to reveal Faulkner’s ecological ideas. In Absalom, Absalom!, Thomas Sutpen builds his kingdom through the violent exploitation and appropriation of nature and other races. However, Sutpen’s plan inevitably causes his downfall, for it denies the interrelationship of the subject and the Others and separates the two. Faulkner contemplates, through Sutpen’s downfall, the history of violence wherein Southern society had exploited and destroyed nature and other races and reveals the unsustainability of the society that ignores the interrelationship between the subject and nature and other races.
목차
I. 들어가며 II. 생태비평의 발전 경향 III. 포크너에 관한 생태비평 연구 IV. 서트펜의 황야 : 왕국의 불완전한 토대 V. 나가는 말 Works Cited Abstract
한국중앙영어영문학회 [The Jungang English Language And Literature Association Of Korea]
설립연도
1968
분야
인문학>영어와문학
소개
본 학회는 영미어문학의 학술연구와 이에 부합하는 아래의 사업을 기획 수행하며,
또한 회원 상호간의 친목을 도모함을 목적으로 한다.
1. 학회지 발간
2. 연구 발표회, 강연회, 공동연구
3. 영미어문학 관련 도서출판
4. 영미어문학 관계 도서 및 자료의 모집 및 비치
5. 기타 본회의 목적 달성에 필요한 사업
간행물
간행물명
영어영문학연구 [The Jungang Journal of English Language and Literature]