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| Special Interview | Advice from a scholar who studied Shakespeare throughout his life | |||
| 작성자 | Department of External Cooperation | 작성일 | 2020-11-02 |
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| Special Interview | Advice from a scholar who studied Shakespeare throughout his life | |||||
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Department of External Cooperation |  |
2020-11-02 |  |
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It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves The reason we met Jung Hae-ryong (age 66), emeritus professor of English Language and Literature at Pukyong National University, is because he is a 'Shakespeare expert'. Most of the major fields of English Language and Literature professors are English and American poetry, American novels, British novels, phonetics, English education, functional grammar, phonology, and syntax. However, in the introduction column of Professor Jung Hae-ryong's major, it is written exactly as 'Shakespeare'. This is strange and different. The title of his lecture is also 'Shakespeare'. Of course, his lecture subject called 'Theory and Practice of Translation' was also popular with students, but the hottest one is 'Shakespeare' as well. (He tipped me off that 'Understanding Western Classics', a liberal arts subject currently being lectured as an emeritus professor, is popular.) He continued to study and teach Shakespeare for 25 years from March 1994 to his retirement in August 2019. He has been with Shakespeare for nearly 30 years, including his doctoral course. Since it is said that he only dug Shakespeare, wouldn't he give us a neat trick to steady our uneasy mental world living in the COVID-19 era? This was the purpose of the interview with him. How did he fall into Shakespeare? He received a bachelor's degree in English and Literature at Pusan National University, a master's degree in English literature at Clemson University in the United States, and a doctorate in English literature at the University of South Carolina in the United States. When I asked Professor Jung about his connection with Shakespeare, he said, "It may sound a bit ridiculous, but when I was studying at graduate school in the United States, it seems that getting A credit in a subject called ‘Shakespeare Studies’ was a trigger. Since then, I started studying in earnest while working as a research assistant for the professor." Professor Jung Hae-ryong, who was in his mid-30s at the time, plunged into a world of Shakespeare. He also presented translations of books such as 『Othello』, 『Romeo and Juliet』, and 『Hamlet』, as well as a number of papers related to Shakespeare. Now in his mid-60s, how will he explain the charm of the world to us? "It has been more than 400 years since Shakespeare's play has appeared in the world, but his play is still meaningful today. Shakespeare deals with the eternal themes of human history, namely, love, marriage, conspiracy, betrayal, power, ambition, honor, sin and guilt, and death through various characters. A keen insight into Shakespeare's life is timeless and makes us look back on human nature. Few dramatists have dealt with the good and evil of humanity from an underlying point of view as Shakespeare," he explained. According to Professor Jung, Shakespeare has published a total of 38 plays (some say 37) and more than 150 poems, including 18 comedies, 10 tragedies, and 10 historical dramas. Shakespeare has enriched the English vocabulary by creating more than 1,700 glossaries, and his plays feature more than 1,200 characters, and a total of more than 35,000 lines. In '30 Years of Love for Shakespeare', what kind of work did he fall in love with the most? Professor Jung said that he personally likes tragedy. He said, "Perhaps I prefer the tragic feature that leads to catharsis through pity and fear rather than light ones." He chose 'Hamlet' as his favorite work. He explained, "In the final scene of the play, Hamlet holding Yorick's skull and immersing himself in meditation on death was very impressive." The sensational production of 『A Midsummer Night's Dream』, which is often performed outdoors in summer, is also fascinating. ‘There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so’ He said, "This is the same meaning as the 'Avatamsaka Sutra (華嚴經)'s '一切唯心造', which means 'Everything depends on the mind'. "In addition to that, including 'To be or not to be, that is the question.' which many people like, Shakespeare left more famous lines of cutting remark than any other writer," he added, "He deals with almost all topics that exist in various human situations, such as love, separation, friendship, ambition, life and death." What passage from Shakespeare's works would he recommend to youth? "Youth in this era are more difficult than ever in the past due to increasingly serious employment difficulties and uncertain futures," Professor Jung added, "I want to tell young people to challenge with Shakespeare's saying, 'It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves' in their hearts." This is a line from 『Julius Caesar』. He has served as chief editor of the Shakespeare Association of Korea, executive chairman of the Korea Federation of National University Professor Association (KUPA), and the director of the Busan Human Resources Development Institute. He said, "As a scholar, it is regrettable that I did not do enough research due to an excursion for a while during my term in University," he added, "These days, I am working on liberal arts books related to Shakespeare that is approachable and enjoyable to the public. I think this interview will be a stimulant," he said with a strong will. I hope that a book that dissolved Shakespeare, who had fluent command of a language and who left a quote of wisdom and inspiration to us, into his own style will be published as soon as possible. <Pukyong Today> |
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