던의 “하나의 작은 방”은 광장공포증의 표현인가? (Is Donne’s “One Little Roome” an Expression of Agoraphobia?)

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초록

The era of John Donne can supposedly be called the age of anxiety long before the term is applied to our own time. A sense of deep anxiety can be felt everywhere in the early 17th century because of traditions being under challenge. For one thing, “new philosophy” of that age such as Copernican theory and Galileo’s discoveries have called everything into doubt and made the educated men very confused and anxious, which eventually made them seek refuge in their little rooms. In this respect, a group of the seventeenth-century poets, in terms of modern abnormal psychology, might suffer from agoraphobia. They were fearful of the vast and unlimited space, and so they welcomed their bonds or homes which was their personal comfort zone, bounded in a nutshell. According to the modern abnormal psychology, anxiety and fear are essential concepts in understanding abnormal behaviour, which are prone to include agoraphobia. The dictionary defines agoraphobia an ‟anxiety disorder, often precipitated by the fear of having a panic attack in a setting from which there is no easy means of escape.” Agoraphobia is a condition where the sufferer becomes anxious in environments that are unfamiliar or where he or she perceives that they have little control. As a result, the sufferer of agoraphobia may avoid public or unfamiliar places. Donne also privately experienced the psychological trauma brought about by not only his brother’s death in prison but also his poverty and afflictions resulting from his inappropriate secret marriage to Anne More. After he was denied success in social life, he became confined to his little room and experienced difficulty traveling from this safe place. His anxiety and fear was often compounded by a fear of social embarrassment, as the agoraphobic fears the onset of a panic attack and appearing distraught in public.

영어초록

The era of John Donne can supposedly be called the age of anxiety long before the term is applied to our own time. A sense of deep anxiety can be felt everywhere in the early 17th century because of traditions being under challenge. For one thing, “new philosophy” of that age such as Copernican theory and Galileo’s discoveries have called everything into doubt and made the educated men very confused and anxious, which eventually made them seek refuge in their little rooms. In this respect, a group of the seventeenth-century poets, in terms of modern abnormal psychology, might suffer from agoraphobia. They were fearful of the vast and unlimited space, and so they welcomed their bonds or homes which was their personal comfort zone, bounded in a nutshell. According to the modern abnormal psychology, anxiety and fear are essential concepts in understanding abnormal behaviour, which are prone to include agoraphobia. The dictionary defines agoraphobia an ‟anxiety disorder, often precipitated by the fear of having a panic attack in a setting from which there is no easy means of escape.” Agoraphobia is a condition where the sufferer becomes anxious in environments that are unfamiliar or where he or she perceives that they have little control. As a result, the sufferer of agoraphobia may avoid public or unfamiliar places. Donne also privately experienced the psychological trauma brought about by not only his brother’s death in prison but also his poverty and afflictions resulting from his inappropriate secret marriage to Anne More. After he was denied success in social life, he became confined to his little room and experienced difficulty traveling from this safe place. His anxiety and fear was often compounded by a fear of social embarrassment, as the agoraphobic fears the onset of a panic attack and appearing distraught in public.

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