Корейські ландшафти у сприйнятті західних письменників ХІХ – початку ХХ ст.
Journal Title: Вісник Університету імені Альфреда Нобеля. Серія "Філологічні науки" - Year 2016, Vol 2, Issue 12
Abstract
Western observers were mainly guided by classical aesthetic standards of picturesque landscape. The extent of picturesqueness was measured by the existence of vegetation, bodies of water and indicators of human presence (cultivated fields, houses). All these elements were supposed to be necessary to create the impression of coziness and peacefulness of the friendly and/or domesticated Nature. Such scenery also testified that territory of Korea could present some recourses for acquisition by Imperialist nations. On the contrary, Korean mountains, being almost unsuitable for human activity, were depicted as severe and unwelcoming. Frequent usage of expressions about death in the descriptions of mountainous territories alludes to the ideas of the fruitlessness of Korean civilization and its oncoming collapse. Korean landscapes (natural and urban as well) annoyed and disappointed Western writers because of their monotony. Uniformity of architecture, dressing, merchandise in towns, sameness of rocks and steeps in mountains were tiresome for travelers, who intended to discover new facts. Only localities of diverse scenery which were able to satisfy Westerners` desire of novelty were evaluated positively. The descriptions of Korean natural and urban landscapes in the travelogues by Western writers supplement national portrait of Koreans. Generally the landscapes were designed to prove the statements about backwardness and poverty of Korean civilization.
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Ю. А. Ковальчук
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