John Dryden의 Heroic Tragedy에서 주제와 Hero의 성숙간의 변증법적 관계에 관한 연구 = A Study of the Dialectic Relationship between the Theme and the Hero's Maturity in John Dryden's Heroic Tragedy

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

In the age of the anti-hero and the common man few literary forms seem more remote than heroic drama. It is because what is admired today differs considerably from what was admired in the years when heroic drama flourished. Therefore, any account of this form should be based on an understanding of the characteristics considered heroic at that time.
The two heroic plays. The Conquest of Granada and Aureng-Zebe, illustrate the full range of the little epic for the theater, in which Dryden represents the intricate dilemmas of heroic virtue in pursuit of love and honour. The heroes, Almanzor of The Conquest of Granada and Aureng-Zebe of Aureng-Zebe, gain both the ladies and the empires that only their great souls are fitted for. These are indeed dreams of magnanimity, bold thoughts, astounding passions, expressed in urbane rhymed couplets. Their charm and artistry can still be appreciated by readers perceptive of Dryden's remarkably effective combination of maximum boldness with maximum restraint, strong feeling with high-minded propriety.
The tissue of confrontations, renunciations, and surprising reversals binds the play together as they lead toward a climactic union of idealized love and political power. The ten whirling acts of The Conquest of Granada put an emphasis on the freedom of an essentially powerful and natural man and on the incompatibility of a free spirit's serving under a tyrant. On the other hand, Aureng-Zebe splits the heroic man, giving greater range for the aggressive Morat and the supremely kind and reflective Aureng-Zebe. In the end the double blessing of empire and love comes to Aureng-Zebe alone.
It should be emphasized that the qualities of heroic virtue were vigorously represented more by strong feeling and pssionate expression than by reason. Rational choice or discipline plays a very small part. Dryden's heroes receive mental discipline from their virtuous mistresses: Almanzor from Almahide and Aureng-Zebe from Indamora. Almanzor and Aureng-Zebe have great souls, naturally disposed to generous love that could be awakened by a beautiful and chaste woman. Their energies are always directed to protect the nation, the emperor, and the public good. They win both love and honour, demonstrating that independence and truth to an inner code of natural virtue are finally consistent with power and public virtue.
I regard the process of the horoes' winning love and honour as a dialectic one and want to analyze it in this article.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Ⅰ. 서론
• Ⅱ. Heroic Drama의 주제 : 사랑과 명예의 개념
• Ⅲ. The Conquest of Granada : Almanzor
• Ⅳ. Aureng-Zebe : Aureng-Zebe
• Ⅴ. 결론
• BIBLIOGRAPHY