드라이든의 지형시의 정치적 의미: 『체스터턴의 존 드라이든에게』
The Political Meanings of Dryden’s Topographical Peom: To John Driden of Chesterton
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This essay purports to examine the political meanings of John Dryden's To John Driden of Chesterton as a topographical poem. The poem was written in 1700, in the short interval between two wars. John Driden, the poet's cousin, is a rural squire and an MP. Dryden uses the retirement theme in the first half of the poem and commends the peace and innocence of Driden's retirement to the country. Driden's mind is portrayed as peaceful, because he lives a quiet and peaceful life in the country. At the center of this poem is the cousin's peace of mind. He brings the peace of his community by reconciling contentious parties as a JP. Peaceful Chesterton is portrayed as paradise. The poet criticizes England in the light of the ideal world of Chesterton. He thinks that England needs peace between the parties and England's peace with EurEng to become a paradise like Chesterton. His cousin does political activities free from faction as an MP. In this aspect, he is seen as an ideal politician, in other words, a patriot who serves both the country and the court. In peace, he repaspects the peEnle against the king. The cousin's patriotng political activities reflect Dryden's chan Cd view of politics that king and parlis ant have mutually supporting functions under the law, which can be called a new Toryism. As a tyng of this patriot, Dryden takes his and his cousin's mutual grandfather Sir Erasmus Dryden, who was imprisoned for his refusal to pay a forced loan of 1626. This reference to Erasmus seems to be a defence of parliament's refusal to provide supplies for a standing army. The cousin is also opposed to the standing army and William's involvement of England in continental war serving the cause of peace as an MP. The cousin's opposition to the standing army and the continental war seems identical with some principles of the new Toryism. The new Toryism finds expression in opposition to the new taxes, the standing army, and the continental war, and in support of free trade, the strengthened navy, and the balance of power between king and parliament. In this sense the poem seems to express some important principles of the new Toryism. Dryden thinks that England can be another Eden if it can realize these principles of the new Toryism such as the balance of power between king and parliament, peaceful diplomacy, and free trade.
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This essay purports to examine the political meanings of John Dryden's To John Driden of Chesterton as a topographical poem. The poem was written in 1700, in the short interval between two wars. John Driden, the poet's cousin, is a rural squire and an MP. Dryden uses the retirement theme in the first half of the poem and commends the peace and innocence of Driden's retirement to the country. Driden's mind is portrayed as peaceful, because he lives a quiet and peaceful life in the country. At the center of this poem is the cousin's peace of mind. He brings the peace of his community by reconciling contentious parties as a JP. Peaceful Chesterton is portrayed as paradise. The poet criticizes England in the light of the ideal world of Chesterton. He thinks that England needs peace between the parties and England's peace with EurEng to become a paradise like Chesterton. His cousin does political activities free from faction as an MP. In this aspect, he is seen as an ideal politician, in other words, a patriot who serves both the country and the court. In peace, he repaspects the peEnle against the king. The cousin's patriotng political activities reflect Dryden's chan Cd view of politics that king and parlis ant have mutually supporting functions under the law, which can be called a new Toryism. As a tyng of this patriot, Dryden takes his and his cousin's mutual grandfather Sir Erasmus Dryden, who was imprisoned for his refusal to pay a forced loan of 1626. This reference to Erasmus seems to be a defence of parliament's refusal to provide supplies for a standing army. The cousin is also opposed to the standing army and William's involvement of England in continental war serving the cause of peace as an MP. The cousin's opposition to the standing army and the continental war seems identical with some principles of the new Toryism. The new Toryism finds expression in opposition to the new taxes, the standing army, and the continental war, and in support of free trade, the strengthened navy, and the balance of power between king and parliament. In this sense the poem seems to express some important principles of the new Toryism. Dryden thinks that England can be another Eden if it can realize these principles of the new Toryism such as the balance of power between king and parliament, peaceful diplomacy, and free trade.
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