14세기 기사도 관점에서 본 『가웨인 경과 녹색의 기사』

• 영문명: Knighthood as reflected in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
• 발행기관: 한국외국어대학교 영미연구소
• 저자명: 이동춘(Dongchoon Lee)
• 간행물 정보: 『영미연구』제11집, 95~116쪽, 전체 22쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 지역학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2004.12.01

영문 초록

  By constructing Gawain as the fictional representative of the aristocratic class in the fourteenth century, the Gawain-poet dramatizes the limitations and contradictions of chivalric values and vision, which the audience realized in the real world. Gawain falls in his own estimation from the remote, fictional world of Arthur to the real world which includes knights who are not only fallible, but disloyal, avaricious and evil. Though the poet presents the cluster of chivalric traits signified in Gawain"s pentangle as an ideal example for knighthood, on the other hand, he realizes that these values are too perfect for a human being to live up to in all respects. Moreover, the poet portrays Gawain as a product of the military and religious chivalry that cannot be easily compromised. This is hinted at in the various perspectives on Gawain"s failing which Gawain himself, Arthur"s knights and Bertilak show. Gawain blames himself for his failure with the categorical, almost puritanical terms. Arthur"s knights glorify Gawain"s survival as the success of military chivalry. Bertilak, however, takes a middle position: finding Gawain guilty but at the same time demonstrating the natural weakness of human nature. The poet neither praises nor discredits any judgement among them, leaving the final judgement to the audience and asking them to perceive the complexities and the tensions in chivalry. Thus, readers are provoked into evaluating each view and thereby gaining a broad understanding of chivalry in the fourteenth century.

목차

Ⅰ. 이상적인 기사의 덕목
Ⅱ. 가웨인의 기사도적 결점과 14세기 기사도
Ⅲ. 기사도의 꽃으로서 가웨인
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키워드

14세기 영국문학 기사도 아더왕의 문학적 전통 『가웨인과 녹색의 기사』 14th century English literature knighthood Arthurian tradition Sir Gawain and the Green Knight