著者

野中 美賀子

出版者

奈良女子大学

雑誌

人間文化研究科年報 (ISSN:09132201)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.27, pp.1-16, 2012-03-31

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Though we have had much criticism on the role of dream in "Christabel", there is little criticismon the close relationship between reality and fantasy. Therefore, this paper aims to clarify it throughanalyzing the interaction between the heroine Christabel and the Satanic Geraldine. My argument is partlybased on Coleridge's ideas in "The Pains of Sleep" (1816) and in his prose works.Coleridge, throughout his life, wondered where dream came from, but he was never able toanswer the question to his satisfaction. For him, most parts of dreams were nightmares, and he thought thatthey were caused by real immoral action as punishment from the spiritual world. Moreover, he thought thatdream might be realized, and that dream could suggest reality. There are many dreams and visions in thework, and various relationships between reality and fantasy are represented.