이상엽, 존 던의 양성평등적 사랑 pp. 69~94 ( 26 pages)
(Sangyeop Lee, John Donne’s Gender-Equal Love )
Abstract
Donne, breaking from the Petrarchan view of woman and of love, tries
to achieve harmony not only between man and woman but also between
body and soul. He thinks that it is very unrealistic to see the
female image as a chaste and heavenly woman who is supported and
reinforced by society and its literary conventions. Such a female
image usually robs woman of her true, human beauty and of her true
virtue. As far as man is concerned, it also confines him to a role
of submissive and hopeless suitor. Donne believes that the distorted
image of woman and her relationship with man hinders true love or
communion between them. Therefore, he tries to understand both sexes
on the same condition, namely, gender equality based on the meaning
of true human being. For example, Donne in his poetry introduces an
unfaithful woman who betrays and doesn’t feel guilty. He refers to
such a woman as is not true to love as a sign of the futility of
moral and spiritual values that don’t have true understanding of
human nature. And he also subverts the false conception that soul is
superior to body in order to take a new and true picture of human
being.
저자 키워드 Key words
던, 페트라르카풍의 사랑, 여성혐오, 양성평등, 육체, 영혼, 조화, Donne, Petrarchan love,
misogyny, gender equality, flesh, soul, harmony