도구의 학문에서 본질의 학문으로 - 서사학의 현재와 미래

Abstract

The main point of this article is to look back upon the history of contemporary narratology and to prospect the future of narratology in advance. Until the middle of last century, the use of narratology was restricted. However, at the end of the 20th century where the revolutionary development of the technology of electronic media was achieved, the circumstances on narratology has taken a sudden change. As the result, the overflow and the congestion of narration have become a socio―cultural phenomenon which means that there has been a tremendous demand for narratology. Nevertheless, far from responding to the socio―cultural demand, the use of narratology has waned thoroughly since 1980's. Why such a consequence has been caused? It is because the idea and the theocratical rules of narratology which calls itself as the basic resource of other studies, have blinded itself. This article is written on the purpose for the narratology (basic resource for other studies) to overcome its limits and to be born again as an essential study in order to actively respond to the socio―cultural demand. For a concrete plan, this article presses for a reconciliation between narrative poetics and criticism and to emphasis on the need of the development of the metatheory in advance.