Pseudo-Dionysius의 비유론과 Donne의 기상 = Pseudo-Dionysius' Theory of comparison and Donne's Conceit

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This study is concerned primarily with Pseudo-Dionysius' theory of comparison and its influence on Donne's conceit. Its subject matter, accordingly is Pseudo-Dionysius' theory of comparison in The Celestial Hierarchy and The Mystical Theology and Donne's conceit which appears in his work before and after his conversion.
Pseudo-Dionysius' theory of comparison is based on his mystic theology. His allegorical interpretation of Song of Songs is at its core. His aim is to seize the senses in their entirety by giving them an overmstering association with a conceptual system. His scheme of symbolism has two parts : the first. to apply a system of theological or allegorical meaning to the metaphors and symbols of the prophetic books of the Books of the Bible ; the second. to translate the primary natural sense imagery and emotion and esthetic experience which is necessary to us as human being by giving It conceptual associations and equivalents, leading up the scale of more and more perfect forms to thought of God. He insists that the revelation as regards invisible through dissimilar representation is more appropriate to the hiddenness of things unutterable and that there is nothing absurd if they depict the Heavenly Beings under incongruous 'dissimilar similitude'. For it causes shock and surprise to the reader of the Bible not permitting his mind to linger in the discordant representations but rousing him utterly to reject the earthly proclivities and accustoming him to elevate himself through things that are seen, to supermundane mystical meanings.
Donne's wit is consistently considered a device characterized by intellectuaity. Witty writing discovers resemblences between things apparently unlike : through analysis it achieves 'dissimilar similitude', which in the reader produces imaginative shock and surprise. The main
function of the conceit is to show how things which appear unconnected are really similar and to arouse thereby a certain sensation of wonder. By definition a passage which causes imaginative shock, usually through the stated or clearly implied linkage of things or ideas from different associational categories, is a metaphysical conceit.
As far as the metaphysical conceit is concerned, the significant words of Donne's conceit as well as of Pseudo- Dionysius' theory of comparison are "shock" and "surprise."
In his Essays in Divinity, Donne cited the central paragraph of the second chapter of The Celestial Hierarchy where Pseudo-Dionysius debated the validity of 'dissimilar similitude'. The influence of Donne's early training among Jesuits persisted all through his life. Alike in poetry and prose he took the medieval philosophy which was the groundwork of his thought and let the searchlight of his genius play on it until it assumed new fantastic forms. Donne's thought is medieval in character, and most of his ideas can be traced back through Thomas Aquinas to St. Augustine. Pseudo-Dionysius and other Christian writers It is evident that Donne was familiar with the words of Pseudo-Dionysius directly or indirectly and his frequent use of the conceit in his poetry as well as in his prose was influenced by Pseudo-Dionysius' theory of comparison. In other words, Donne's conceit is intimately related to 'dissimilar similitude' of Pseudo- Dionysius.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Ⅰ. 서 론
• Ⅱ. Pseudo-Dionysius의 비유론
• Ⅲ. Donne의 기상
• Ⅳ. Pseudo-Dionysius의 Donne에 끼친 영향
• Ⅴ. 결 론