ISSN : 1226-4946(Print)
ISSN : 2288-5412(Online)
ISSN : 2288-5412(Online)
The Yeats Journal of Korea Vol.9 pp.159-180
DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.14354/yjk.1998.9.159
DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.14354/yjk.1998.9.159
The Vision of Harmony in W. B. Yeats’s The Rose
Abstract
The poems in The Rose(1893) represent Yeats’s patriotic attempt todescribe 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 toovercome man’s destiny, living just a day. Second, they don’t pursueimpossible knowledge and passionate commitment as shown in Fergus andCuchulain. Third, they transcend secular passions through the “ancientways” to go to a Celtic paradise. Fourth, they seek the internal Tree ofLife instead of indulging in the external Tree of Knowledge. Fifth, theyremember that only such things as the sacrificial behaviors shown byCathleen will allow us the chances to go to Heaven. So, Yeats wants theIrish and English to seek harmony and reconciliation through the “Celticwisdom” to get rid of the disharmonious elements in Ireland and Englishat the end of the 19th century.
Keywords :
W. B. Yeats의 The Rose에 제시된 조화의 비전
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