A Nihilistic Journey to Restore Art in Ezra Pound's "Hugh Selwyn Mauberley"

• 발행기관: 한국외국어대학교 영미연구소
• 저자명: Lee, Chung Eun
• 간행물 정보: 『영미연구』제28집, 107~132쪽, 전체 25쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 영어와문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2013.06.30

영문 초록

Ezra Pound shows his pessimistic attitude toward the distorted art under the capitalism in "Hugh Selwyn Mauberley." Because the grandeur of art, especially poetry, had decayed into a lower and tawdrier class, Pound reveals his genuine lamentation of contemporary reality throughout his poem. Pound, by way of the two poetic speakers, E.P. and Mauberley, attempts to return to the classical Greek era, Egyptian art, and the Chinese orientalism. Pound's motivation for the journey relies upon the deliberate deconstruction of modern capitalism in favor of Art for Art's sake. However, he eventually recognizes the meaningless breakdown in the middle of pursuing his artistic goal. The reorientation to revive the classical values is entangled with his frustration and revulsion in himself as a decadent artist. In addition, due to the banal horror caused by the remnants of World War I, the modern age greatly suffers from the disillusionment of the broken civilization in the waste land. On the whole, Pound fundamentally articulates the nihilism of western civilization in the process of his journey into the exotic cultures such as Egypt, Greece and China.

목차

Ⅰ. Pound's Adherence to 'Art for Art's Sake' in Classics

Ⅱ. Returning to the Ancient Culture: Egyptian and Chinese

Ⅲ. Abortion of Artist's Search: comparing with Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"

Ⅳ. Nihilism Reflected in the Poetic Techniques: Structure and Language

Works Cited

Abstract

키워드

허무주의 "예술을 위한 예술" 「휴 실린 모블리」 알프레드 프루프록 퇴페적 예술가 nihilism "art for art's sake" "Hugh Selwyn Mauberley," Alfred Prufrock decadent artist