Greek and Roman Myths in the Early Works of P. B. Shelley

• 발행기관: 한국영미어문학회
• 저자명: Joong-Eun Ahn
• 간행물 정보: 『영미어문학』영미어문학 제126호, 239~262쪽, 전체 24쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 영어와문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2017.09.30

영문 초록

This paper explores Greek and Roman myths in the early works of Percy Bysshe Shelley, a poet of intellectual beauty in 19th century English Romanticism. For his romantic ideas of the poetic imagination, liberty, beauty, and love, Shelley alludes to Greek and Roman myths including: primordial deities, Chaos and Demogorgon; Titans, Cronos, Prometheus, Saturn, Ocean, and Atlas; major gods, Jupiter, Hades, Mercury, Apollo, Vulcan, Venus, and Vesta; minor deities, Asia, Proteus,Nereids, Thetis, Dryope, Faunus, Pan, Silenus, Priapus, Oreads, and Aurora; mythological figures, Medea, Hyacinth, Maenads, Hercules, Ganymede,Agave, Atlantides, Pygmalion, Hermaphroditus, Arion, and Tithon; legendary creatures, Cyclops, Typhon, Geryon, Gorgon, Chimaera, Sphinx,Pygmies, Cynocephalies, and Harpies. In relation to this the paper will argue that the mythical technique of manipulating Greek and Roman mythology employed in Shelley’s early works unravels his complicated intentions, deepening his poetic symbolism, and broadening his romantic perspective.

키워드

P. B. Shelley Prometheus Unbound “The Witch of Atlas” Greek myths Roman myths Romanticism