이승우의 『에리직톤의 초상』 연구 -구원의 문제와 여성성을 중심으로

Abstract

This study reads Lee Seung-woo’s novel “Portrait of Erizicton” as a problem of religious ‘salvation’. In this work, the problem of religious salvation exists in the process of drawing various portraits of the mythical figure Erizicton. Salvation as a practice of life is attempted through several male characters, but this ultimately results in failure and incompleteness. However, through the female character Hye-ryeong, this salvation is made possible through a new life and concrete practice. Nevertheless, the problem with femininity in the novel shows its limitations, in that the embodied women are edified, mystified, and romanticized by men. The fact that a woman, who is usually marginalized in matters of religion, becomes an active subject of religious practice and salvation is a point that shows a meaningful achievement unique to Lee Seung-woo’s novels that existing religious novels have not been able to show.