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An Injured Archetype and The Birth of Non-human

  • Korean Language & Literature
  • 2009, (71), pp.437-465
  • Publisher : Korean Language & Literature
  • Research Area : Humanities > Korean Language and Literature

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1부산대학교

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ABSTRACT

Jangyonghak is a writer who retains an archetypal image very much. His「legend of an archetype」is a work that show a model of the symbiotic incestuous fixation. Now, the contents of study are summarized as follows. First, the death of characters who appear to「The legend of an archetype accompanies the form of the remarkable death. The tree is a space of resurrection and rebirth that are involved in the space of home and incest. In this case, the tree is the world-tree that punishes or protects human. Second, as the forbidden fruit stuck in Adam's throat is disclosed to God in Bible, Adam gets punished with the paradise-banishment. But the peach of the「legend of an archetype」becomes an innocent fruit that is eaten up by man. Third,「the legend of an archetype」is a story of brother and sister' incest for the restoration of human-archetype. That is, incest for the appearance of new mankind takes on the ritualistic character of the new world creation. Fourth, the sister of「the legend of an archetype」is 'an undefiled sister' and 'archetype of a virgin' who preserves 'the Holy womb', and prepares the way to paradise-return. Fifth, the father -murder consciousness which appears to 「the legend of an archetype」 appears as the lex talionis, that is, the same-type revenge' law. Sixth, the conflict between castration-anxiety and moral-anxiety continually delays the plan which son wants to kill father.

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