신화의 극화: 『슬픔의 디어드라』에서 탈신화하기 (Dramatization of a Myth: Demythologizing in Deirdre of the Sorrows)

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· 발행기관 : 한국현대영어영문학회
· 수록지 정보 : 현대영어영문학 / 57권 / 1호 / 33 ~ 51페이지
· 저자명 : 김인표

초록

J. M. Synge wrote six plays in his life, all of which are peasant plays except his last one, Deirdre of the Sorrows. While he was writing Deirdre of the Sorrows, Synge knew that he was dying and his ideas in the play seem to reconcile with his dying situation. Deirdre of the Sorrows is based on a famous story from Irish mythology, "Fate of the Sons of Usnach," from the Ulster Cycle. The original Deirdre story has some peculiar characteristics: It contains mysterious and supernatural elements; Deirdre, a heroine, can be called a romantic heroine because she has ideal beauty and she is passive and sentimental; Deirdre as a female is dominated by male characters, Conchubor and Naisi; There exists an idea of 'geasa '(bonds) in the story which is unique in Irish mythology; and the main characters are all ruined by Fate. In his three-act play Synge transforms the elements in the original myth by demythologizing them. The mysterious and supernatural elements have all but disappeared and the idea of 'geasa' can not be found in the Synge's work. Deirdre is not a romantic heroine but an active person and possessing a strong will. She is not dominated by male characters. Her behavior is motivated by human interests. Nature is prevalent in the play and Deirdre is harmonized with it. Furthermore, Deirdre is not influenced by Fate and she makes a decision for herself. Thus, in dramatizing the ancient myth and by demythologizing it, Synge showed his originality in Deirdre of the Sorrows.

영어초록

J. M. Synge wrote six plays in his life, all of which are peasant plays except his last one, Deirdre of the Sorrows. While he was writing Deirdre of the Sorrows, Synge knew that he was dying and his ideas in the play seem to reconcile with his dying situation. Deirdre of the Sorrows is based on a famous story from Irish mythology, "Fate of the Sons of Usnach," from the Ulster Cycle. The original Deirdre story has some peculiar characteristics: It contains mysterious and supernatural elements; Deirdre, a heroine, can be called a romantic heroine because she has ideal beauty and she is passive and sentimental; Deirdre as a female is dominated by male characters, Conchubor and Naisi; There exists an idea of 'geasa '(bonds) in the story which is unique in Irish mythology; and the main characters are all ruined by Fate. In his three-act play Synge transforms the elements in the original myth by demythologizing them. The mysterious and supernatural elements have all but disappeared and the idea of 'geasa' can not be found in the Synge's work. Deirdre is not a romantic heroine but an active person and possessing a strong will. She is not dominated by male characters. Her behavior is motivated by human interests. Nature is prevalent in the play and Deirdre is harmonized with it. Furthermore, Deirdre is not influenced by Fate and she makes a decision for herself. Thus, in dramatizing the ancient myth and by demythologizing it, Synge showed his originality in Deirdre of the Sorrows.

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