크리스타벨의 침묵과 레즈비언 뱀파이어 (Christabel’s Silence and Lesbian Vampire)

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초록

Christabel’s Silence and Lesbian Vampire Abstract YoungheeSon In this paper, I argue that in Coleridge’s “Christabel,” Christabel’s silence conceals repressed lesbian sexual desires and fear of patriarchal authority and that Geraldine, a lesbian vampire, leads Christabel to confront the causes of her silence. Geraldine represents Mother Nature as opposed to the Law of the Father, a product of Sir Leoline’s hysteria and impulsive rage. While Geraldine liberates Christabel’s lesbian sexual desires, her temptation triggers Sir Leoline’s estrangement from his daughter, frees him from his mourning for his dead wife, and restores libido to his sterile life. As Christabel’s surrogate mother, Geraldine reveals that repressive patriarchal laws have brought about her silence and paves the way for her breaking it. Since Geraldine is implied to be Christabel’s alter ego and claims to be a daughter of Lord Roland, a brotherly figure to Sir Leoline, she is implicitly Sir Leoline’s daughter and niece. Thus Geraldine’s unorthodox sexual relationships with Christabel and Sir Leoline violate patriarchal order. Geraldine’s role as the principle of eros and her threat to orthodox sexuality and patriarchal order are consistent with the theme of vampire literature which became popular in the latter half of the nineteenth century.

영어초록

Christabel’s Silence and Lesbian Vampire Abstract YoungheeSon In this paper, I argue that in Coleridge’s “Christabel,” Christabel’s silence conceals repressed lesbian sexual desires and fear of patriarchal authority and that Geraldine, a lesbian vampire, leads Christabel to confront the causes of her silence. Geraldine represents Mother Nature as opposed to the Law of the Father, a product of Sir Leoline’s hysteria and impulsive rage. While Geraldine liberates Christabel’s lesbian sexual desires, her temptation triggers Sir Leoline’s estrangement from his daughter, frees him from his mourning for his dead wife, and restores libido to his sterile life. As Christabel’s surrogate mother, Geraldine reveals that repressive patriarchal laws have brought about her silence and paves the way for her breaking it. Since Geraldine is implied to be Christabel’s alter ego and claims to be a daughter of Lord Roland, a brotherly figure to Sir Leoline, she is implicitly Sir Leoline’s daughter and niece. Thus Geraldine’s unorthodox sexual relationships with Christabel and Sir Leoline violate patriarchal order. Geraldine’s role as the principle of eros and her threat to orthodox sexuality and patriarchal order are consistent with the theme of vampire literature which became popular in the latter half of the nineteenth century.

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