『푸른 심연』의 풍경 - 플라토노프의 시에 나타난 초월의 세계 -

Abstract

Platonov's preoccupation with water is obviously revealed in his non-fiction writings and his labors as a hydrologist. It also finds rich literary echoes in both his poetry and prose throughout his career as a writer. The literary landscape of Platonov is full of water with its related images and symbols. In addition to everything that is fluid and liquid, he exploits almost all the possible image-motifs that are (in)directly associated with water. Thus, it could be said that the traditional image-motifs of water are all actualized in Platonov's literary writings. At the same time, however, it is important to note that using water imagery in his works, Platonov not only dramatizes his real experience as a hydrologist, but also explores the Romantic and Symbolist traditions. Nowhere is his use of water motifs built on literary traditions more apparent than in the cycles of lyric poetry brought together in The Blue Depth. Indeed, the book of lyrics is literally suffused with water and its related images. On a structural level, water appears as one of the most important images, one that runs life a leitmotif throughout the book. More importantly, on a thematic level it plays a significant role in establishing the relationship between man and the universe that is a constant concern in the work of Platonov as a whole. In The Blue Depth Platonov actually develops water as one of the key images that emphasize the harmonious relationship between nature and human nature, the universe and man. This article analyzes how Platonov in his lyric poems uses water imagery to represent the transcendent world where nature and human nature, the universe and man are united into the harmonious relationship.