19세기 영국문학 연구의 ‘안과밖’

초록

This paper offers a survey of current trends in Victorian literary studies in North America against what is known among South Korean scholars as “independent reading” of foreign literature. After analyzing the topics that have appeared in the North American Victorian Studies Association annual conferences as well as in the articles of Victorian Studies and Victorian Literature and Culture between 2009 and 2015, the paper identifies transatlanticism as the theme that arguably makes the most frequent appearance in all three venues. While the transatlantic viewpoint many North American scholars maintain stands at variance with the nationalistic approach of mainstream Korean scholars, the paper negotiates the possibility of viably “receiving” the transatlantic viewpoint of the North American academy whose blurring of boundaries between Victorian Britain and Korea might yield unexpected (and productive) insights that will enrich our understanding of both cultures.

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