W. B. Yeats의 The Rose에 제시된 조화의 비전 |
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The Vision of Harmony in W. B. Yeats’s The Rose
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The poems in The Rose(1893) represent Yeats’s patriotic attempt to
describe the heroic Irish past with “roses” symbolizing ‘eternal beauty’
mixed with pagan wisdom. He concretely suggested “Celtic wisdom”
through the epic heroes in Irish myths such as Cuchulain, Fergus, Druid,
and Cathleen. They sans, first, wander to get “eternal beauty” as to
overcome man’s destiny, living just a day. Second, they don’t pursue
impossible knowledge and passionate commitment as shown in Fergus and
Cuchulain. Third, they transcend secular passions through the “ancient
ways” to go to a Celtic paradise. Fourth, they seek the internal Tree of
Life instead of indulging in the external Tree of Knowledge. Fifth, they
remember that only such things as the sacrificial behaviors shown by
Cathleen will allow us the chances to go to Heaven. So, Yeats wants the
Irish and English to seek harmony and reconciliation through the “Celtic
wisdom” to get rid of the disharmonious elements in Ireland and English
at the end of the 19th century. |
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