J.M. Coetzee’s Disgrace: Expression of Disgrace in Contemporary Post-Apartheid South-Africa

• 발행기관: 건국대학교 모빌리티인문학 연구원, 건국대학교 아시아·디아스포라 연구소
• 저자명: Pham Tran Thuy Anh
• 간행물 정보: 『International Journal of Diaspora&Cultural Criticism』Vol.10 No.2, 184~203쪽, 전체 20쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 기타인문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2020.07.31

영문 초록

From the perspective of a cultural researcher, it can be said this paper tries to unveil the meaning of the expression “disgrace” in the work Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee with the purpose of finding out how Coetzee depicts David Lurie’s disgrace in the entire novel, and what he does to gain his grace back. In addition, the approach of a New Historicism used in this article can help reflect something about Coetzee and his current society to today’s readers. Much more than that, at deeper level of research, it can be revealed that this novel is filled with both critique and judgment of the South African system, its moral standards as well as its citizens. And, it seems Coetzee is right when he says that he just depicts a factual state as he sees it because the entire novel is the description of a huge South African society.

목차

1. Introduction

2. Expression of ‘disgrace’ and the disgraces David Lurie encountered in Disgrace

3. The relationship of Coetzee and Disgrace via the perspective of New Historicism

4. Conclusion

References

키워드

Disgrace David Lurie Coetzee New Historicism’s perspective Post-Apartheid