남영전 토템시의 문화신분과 생태문학적 상상력

Cultural identity of Nan Yongqian’s Totemic Poems and the Imagination of eco-literature

  Much importance has been attached to the series of totemic poems by Nan Yongqian ever since they were made in 1986.Based on the analysis of these poems, this paper illustrates the cultural identity of Nan Yongqian’s totemic poems and the imagination of eco-literature as followings: first, they re-construct the Korean culture characterized by pursuing open up and development while emphasizing the totems increasingly highlight the cultural signifies with Korean characteristics with reference to the ancient Korean myths and folk belief; second, through the pliable attitude and eco-feminism, these poems aim to establish a harmonious eco-literature in which all the living entities enjoy an organic relation via clearing up the difference between ideologies and cultures.