서술의 유형학에서 발화 행위의 프락시스(praxis)로 ― 구조주의 이후 서술 이론의 동향과 전망

Abstract

Today, narratology is actively combining itself with not only post-structuralism but also cultural semiotics, psychoanalysis, post-colonialism theories, and existential analytics thereby going beyond the confines of structuralism. Such a combination is a process in which the self-identical realm of narratology is being dispersed and absorbed in other principles and discourse. This expansion and mélange do not signal the degeneration or demise of 'genuine' narratology. Rather, it could signify the contemporary existence method or the possibility of future potential for narratology. Therefore, what is more important than confining the realm of narratology and defining its essence is tracking down which discussion continue or re-enter theoretical achievements of narratology and finding out its significance. It is in this perspective that this paper looks into how the theory of narration shifts to other realms of discussion while distancing itself from the confines of structuralism. Among many aspects of narratology, the theory of narration in particular situates itself in a wider range of significance through its combination with theoretical studies such as the issue of text and discourse and the issue of subject and the otherness. Narrative concept and system related to narration not only encouraged and advanced such a discussion but also in doing so it opened itself up to new contexts and practical possibilities that go beyond the limits of formalism. This paper examines the aforementioned aspect in detail by looking into how the theories of narration by Gerard Génette and Tzvetan Todorov continue with discussions by Roland Barthes, Mikhail Bakhtin, Gilles Deleuze, Julia Kristeva, and Paul Ricoeur thereby presenting the prospect of finding new significance and possibility in narratology.