이상 시의 시적 자아와 인식 대상으로서 ‘여성’의 형상화 연구

Abstract

Representation of women in Yi Sang’s literature becomes a point that allows it to notice the unique aesthetic sense of Yi Sang. Yi Sang captures the emotional problems of men and women and their conflict points shrewdly and represents them. This study discusses the representation of women in three major aspects. The representation of women can be discriminated for interpretation in relation to each other, such as 1) dimension of idea such as figure, 2) dimension of inanimate beings, and 3) dimension of life forms. First, Yi Sang transforms the existence of a woman into the figure, revealing a relationship with the women on the dimension of reason, not physicality. The emotion of love, which heightens intimate relationships through body contact, are the main causes of the feeling of vanity and loss from the existence of the woman, which is represented in the dimension of reason. Second, Yi Sang depicts the existence of women in the dimension of inanimate beings. At this time, ‘stone’ has no body temperature and emotion, and no complexion above all, it is, therefore, impossible to express emotion through body contact. The direct body contact is blocked, allowing the speaker to maintain a certain distance from women. Third, Yi Sang represents women in the dimension of life forms such as animals and plants. At this stage, the speaker undergoes a process of reconfirming the incompatibility with women, and realizes that their relationship lies on anxiety. As a result, the poetic-self is perceived to be involved in the world of women as other persons and it is recognized that the relationship with women adds to self-loneliness.