Lawrence 후기시의 신인(神人)합일 사상 고찰

Abstract

Lawrence's Ideas of Union with God in His Later PoetryKwang-woon LeeThe purpose of this paper is to delineate Lawrence's ideas of union with God in his later poetry, which I believe to be crucial in the grasping of the essence of his poetry. Although Lawrence does not specifically identify 'God' in his poetry, he infers it often enough to reveal his own religious ideas. I shall attempt to argue that Lawrence shows his healing message in his God-poems.Lawrence, first of all, criticizes modern people as being detached from God due to their intellectual vanity and self-consciousness. He, who laments that machines are in the place of God, says that people have become fragmented like parts of machinery. In such poems as "Only Man", "Abysmal Immortality", "Vengeance is Mine", Lawrence depicts the image of a jealous and angry God using Biblical allusions. The God is portrayed in these poems in a mock-heroic way.Lawrence also suggests that fallen people can save themselves by recognizing the inherent God, the Holy Ghost, in such poems as "God and the Holy Ghost", "Song of a Man Who Has Come Through" and "The Gods! The Gods!" etc.. He conceives that the Holy Ghost "urges towards incarnation with the creative urge." Lawrence, who identifies the Holy Ghost with unconsciousness or soul, assumes that when human beings experience its existence, they can realize the interrelatedness with the entire nature and finally recover their wholeness.In conclusion, Lawrence helps his readers overcome the nihilistic attitude towards life and enhance the human value by elevating the status of human beings to that of God.