Ciaran Carson's First Language
著者
佐藤 泰人
著者別名
Yasuhito Sato
雑誌名
白山英米文学
号
38
ページ
105-131
発行年
2013
URL
http://id.nii.ac.jp/1060/00004442/
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IntrOduction FirstLanguage,publishedinl993,markedanewphaseofCiaranCarson'spoetics. Onereviewerpointsoutthatthestorytellingnarrativeofhispreviousvolumes, 肋eか杣かA/ひ(1987)andBel/Zz"⑰唯"j(1989),isnow@assailedbythefbrceof poeticconcentrationonfbrmandlinguisticresource';andthat,whilethenarrative ismoreelusive,thefbrmismore.pronouncedandimperious'withmanymore chanceconnectionsofwordsbyrhymesandpuns(McDonald,1994).Anotheralso acknowledgesashifffromfbaturesoffblkloreandoraltraditioninthepreviousvolumes tothoseoflanguage,writingandtranslation.Babelisthesymbolthatmarksthisshift -thelossofacommonlanguageandacommonspeech(Horton,1995).Although anotherreviewerstillattributesCarson'slanguageplaytooraltraditions-thatofa ballad-singer・bendinganaudience'searlstretchingcredibilitytobreaking-poim' (Dawe,1993),hislanguageinthisvolumecertainlybecomesmuchmoredifficult. AnagreedpointisthatCarson'speculiaruseoflanguagedefamiliarisestherealityof Northernlreland,unsettlingandgoingbeyondmonolithicideologies. Languageissurelythemainissueof例応rLα"g"αge.Althoughlanguageissuch abroadconceptwithcountlessaspects,mymainconcernhereisitsrelationtothis collection'sbackgroundofthecontemporaryNorthernIrishsituation,morepreciselyj thesituationwheredialoguehasbeenmostneeded・Thebookcanbeseenasarefiection andrefifactionofthepoliticalstatewheretheUnionistmonopolycollapsedwithviolent disagreement,andwhere,thereafter,therebuildingofasomehowagreedgovernmenth
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1 0 6-withthesean-n6sofConnemarathougheachretainsitsownintegrity.[...] ScotsGaelicandlrishGaelicareonthevergeofmutualintelligibility;inthis case,itwouldseem,singingspokelouderthanwords.(ACNI,1989,36) Aconfluenceoftraditionsisthusaccentuatedonmanyoccasions.HughShields'S studyofsingingtraditionSルα"rockRose""d剛加ノe,whosepublicationtheACNI supported,isatypicalexample・TheCouncilsupports,fbranotherexample,theUIster branchoftheRoyalScottishPipeBandAssociation,ofwhichCarsonacknowledges: 6thestructureofpipebandmusicispracticallyidenticaltothatofthejigs,reelsand hornpipesoftheIrishtradition'(ACNI,1994,20).AnotherACNIsupportedprqject, cDifferentDrums',exploredthecongruenceoftheLambegdrumandthebodhrdn.Feile GhaeilAlbanagusEireannisapromotionofcthecultureofthelargelyPresbyterian ScottishHighlandsandIslandsinconjunctionwithitsIrishcounterpart'(ACNI,1995, ll).Also,eventsliketheAppalachianandBluegrassFestivalandtheBelfastFolk MusicFestivalexploredtraditionalmusicinaninternationalcontext.Irishmusicwas bytheninternationallycirculatedmusic,sothat,asCarsoncomments,."Irish"[...] isnotsomuchadescriptionofnationalityasthatofa解"Fe'(ACNI,1996,12).Scoil ShliabhgCuillinn,supportedbytheACNI,isamixofacademiclectures,workshops, poetryreadings,andmusicanddanceperfbrmancesusingthebilingualheritageof SouthArmagh・Carsoncommentstheschoolis.anexampleofhowinrecentyears thetraditionhasbeenmovingtowards-orbackto-aplacewheretheartsarenotin isolatedpigeonholes,butaremutuallyinclusive:notunliketheceilihousesofold, wheremusic,dancing,singing,conversationandstorytellingfbllowedapatternin whicheveryonecouldparticipate,eitheraslistenersorpractitionerS(ACNI,1992, 37). 6Mutualinclusivenes3oftheartsissuitableexpressionfbrCarsonnotonlyasa poetwhosuccessfilllyblendedpoetryandoraltraditionsin7We"sルノbJ"No,butalso asanartsadministratorwhoadditionallyheldthepostofACNI'sLiteratureOfficer (Gsecuringmaximumeconomyinadministrativecostgasthechairmansays(ACNI, 1991,4)),succeedingMichaelLongleyafterhisretirementfifomthepostinl991. TheoutcomewastheACNI'sdirectpromotionofatraditionalartstourGFollowinga Pattern',withitsmixtureofpoetryandtraditionalmusic,inNovemberl992.2Carson reportsthat@itwasgratifyingtoseethepoetrybuffSrespondtothe"diddlyadee",and viceversa',andthatGthereceiveddistinctionsbetweencchigh''and6Glow''artbecame 1 0 7
-irrelevaminthesharedrhythmsofspeechandmusic'(ACNI,1993,37).TheCouncil's similaroriginaltourprogramme6Footnotes'inNovemberl9953isanotherexampleof Gamultidisciplinaryweave'oftraditionalartsGinwhichwordsareneverfarfifommusic' (ACNI,1996,12).Itis,Carsonadds,alsoanexampleoftheir.capacitytotransfbrm privatespacesimopublicones'(ACNI,1996,12).Literatureisthusincorporatedinto thepublicspherethatCarsonhasemphasisedintraditionalarts. OnadifferemlevelfromCarson'srecognitionhere,however,traditionalartfbrms wereinvolvedinapublicsphereinthelatel980s:thedebateonGculturaltraditions'. CulturalTraditions:breakingandmakingboundaries Inl988theCemralCommunityRelationsUnit,whichwascreatedinl987fbrthe developmentofbettercross-communityrelations,drewtogetheranumberofpeoplein
education,theartsandcommunicationstosetuptheCulturalThaditionsGroup,which
aimedGtoexplorewaysofpromotingabetterunderstandingofandamoreconstructive debateabout,ourdifferentculturaltraditionsinNorthernlreland'(Crozier,1990, vi).Withaninitialbudgetoff3,000,000fbrthreeyearsfromthegovernment,the Groupfbstereddebateaboutculturaldiversityespeciallythroughconferences,suchas GVarietiesoflrishness'inl989andcVarietiesofBritishnes5inl990.Inl990itbecame apartofanewlysetUpCommunityRelationsCouncil,apubliclyfimded,gram-giving limitedcompanywithcharitablestatus. Asaculturalorganisation,theACNIwasnotindependentofthismovement.Itwas allocatedaspecialgrantoffl90,000fbrtheyearl989/90outoftheabovef3,000,000 fbrprqjectsthatexploredculturaltraditionsandcommunityrelations,mainlyinthe fieldsofdrama,dance,traditionalartsandliterature、4Thetraditionalartssection wasallocatedf38,335fbrtheyear,andsincethentheCulturalTraditionsfilndhas becomeanimportant伽ancialpartthatoccupiesaboutonethirdofthetraditionalarts budget.5Thisenabledthesectiontoenlargeitssupportfbrmumming,storytellingand dancetraditions・Thefimdalsoenabledittosetupamusicinschoolprogrammeusing younglocaltalemsandcoordinatedbytheuilleannpiper'IbmClarke.6Theliterature sectionontheotherhandgotf51,300fbrtheyearl989-90,althoughtheallocationsin thefbllowingyearswerenotstable.7Theculturaltraditionsmovementwasbeneficial towritinginlrish.WiththeACNI'ssupport,1988sawtheestablishmentofaWriterg in-ResidenceinthelrishlanguageinQueen'sUniversityandtheUniversityofUlster、8 Inthel990ssupportfbrwritinginlrishincreased,whichincludedgrantsfbrlrish 1 0 8
-languagemagazinessuchasC"なノセ〃α〃Gae/andz4"r[""c".9Carsonstressesthe importanceofsuchsupport: [...]thetraditionalemphasisoftheLiteraturebudgetonEnglishwritinghas meamthatlrishlanguagewritinghasnotbeenexaminedwithanycoherent strategybForthis,additionalresourcesareneeded;anditistobenotedthatthe PriestleyReporthasidentifiedwritinginlrishasoneoftheelementsintheG<new constituency''.Becauseofitsrelativeweakness,Irishneedsmoreattentionthan English:basiclanguageacquisitionneedstobereinfbrcedbyacomprehensive educationalprogramme;aspiringwritersneedtomeetandtalktootherwriters, tobecomepartofacommunityofinterest.(ACN1,1993,36) @ThePriestleyReport'mentionedabovewasamajorreviewoftheACNI'sartsadminist ration,conductedbythegovernmemappoimeeClivePriestley>anddeliveredinl992. Amonganumberofrecommendations,thereportemphasisedmorecommunity-based artsactivities,traditionalarts,Irishlanguageartsandsoon・Theserecommendations wereapparentlyinaccordancewiththeCommunityRelations/CulturalTraditions policy.Befbrethereport,theCulturalTraditionsGrouphadalreadysetuptheUIノIACH Tifustinl989topromotelrishlanguagethroughouttheemirecommunityinNorthern Ireland.Thelrishlanguagewasnowofficiallysanctioned,though,Irishlanguage beingdeeplypoliticised,theofficialstatuswasregardedwithsuspicionbymany.'0 ThisculturalpolicyjespeciallyembodiedintheCulturalThfaditionsGro叩,has metwithvariouskindsofcriticism・Afterall,theconvergenceofculturaldiversity intothetworeligio-politicalsidescannotbeevaded.AsKirklandsays,$[theGroup] recognisesthediversityofidemitiesandyetinsodoingseekstolimittheplayof thatidentitywithinthestrictOrange/Greenfifameworkitwishes$imultaneously)to subvert'(1999,212).Thesimultaneityisunavoidable:theprincipalaimfbrwhichthe governmentfimdsbeingareconciliationbetweenthetwosides,theGroupalwayshas totaketheCOrange/Greenfiameworkgimoconsideration.Alsounavoidableisthe constitutionalproblem.ThisculturalpolicyjasRuaneandTbdd(1996,186-88)and Kirkland(1996,116)argue,canbecontextualisedasapartofBritishgovernment policyinthepost-Stormontera.Itbasicallyaimedtoachievealevelofmutualcultural toleranceandrespectbetweenProtestamandCatholicfbrpoliticalstabilitywithinthe constitutionalfiameworkofNorthernIrelandasapartoftheUK・Therefbre,fbrone, 1 0 9
-theirculture-basedpolicyappearstobeanexampleofde-politicisationthatevadesthe issueofstructuralinequalityofthestate(Rolston,1998).Foranother,thatthestate encouragesequallegitimacyofthetwotraditionsisnonsensebecauseoneofthemis engaginginthewaragainstthelegitimacyofthestate(English,1994). AftertheAnglo-IrishAgreementinl985,however,theconstimtionalstability becametheoreticallyquestionablebecausetheAgreementstatesthataconstitutional changecouldtakeplacewiththeconsentofthemajorityofthepeopleinNorthern Ireland・Therefbre,acriticismbasedontheargumentthatitisumhinkablefbrthe BritishgovernmenttoencourageculturaltraditionswhichaspiretoaUnitedlreland isunsustainable,theoreticallyatleast・Ontheotherhandtheargumentthatquestions theBritishmodelofculturalpluralismfbritsassumptionofaconstitutionalstabilityis persuasive・RichardEnglishfbrexamplesays: Theconditionswithinwhichdiversitycanberelishedratherthanfearedareeither thoseinwhichtheminorityculturesdonotexistinahostilerelationtothestate orthoseinwhichtheyaresimplynotstrong/numerousenoughtoposeaserious threattothestabilityofthatstate・NeitheroftheseconditionsobtainsinNorthern Ireland(1994,101). FromtheperspectiveoftheCulturalTifaditionsGroup,however,itispreciselybecause thesituationisuptothepeoplethemselvesthatNorthernlrishpeopleneedtocultivate atolerant,understandingmind.Theconstitutionalissueisanutterlymonolithic,zero -sumgame,witheitheraUnitedIrelandortheUnitedKingdomaswinner.Amind whosewholepridedependsonnationalidentityhastobeeitherawinneroraloser.The Groupseemstoaimtocultivateamindwhoseculturalprideisultimatelyundisturbed bytheconstitutionalissue,asRoyFostersaysintheinaugurallecturefbrtheGVarieties oflrishnesgconference: CulturalselfLconfidencecanexistwithoutbeingyokedtoadeterministand ideologicallyredundantnotionofunilaterally-declarednation-statehood;political andculturalcredentialshavefbrtoolongbeenidentifiedtogether.(Crozier,1989, 20) Thisisnotasimplede-politicisation.Itisapoliticsthatpromotesde-politicisation 1 1 0
-FinlaysondefinesthepoliticsoftheGroUpasGliberalmulticulturalism'or Gcivicnationalism'thatlaysemphasisonUlsterness,whichcompeteswith Unionism=BritishnessandNationalism=Irishness:GTheconfiictisnotsomuchone ofculturalidentitiesasofcompetingculturalsovereigntiesthathavebeenunable toconstitutethemselvesasfilllyobjective'(2001,96).OrintheGroup'smember MichaelLongley'swords,itsaimisGtoliftthecommunityintoconsciousnessandself consciousness-thefbrmingofanewintelligemsia'andGtoreplacepoliticalbelligerence withculturalpride'(qtdinCulturalTifaditionsGroup39). BesideitsfbrmationandpromotionoftheaboveideologyDtheGroupisalsopolitical inawayitencouragesthegrouping,representation,articulationorinstitutionalisation ofatradition.Acultureoratraditionisencouragedtoarticulate,defineandrepresent itscommunalcharacteristics:@9ivingvoices'intheirwords・''AsEdnaLongleysays intheGVarietiesofBritish'conference,6verymanypeopleinNorthernlrelandlead averyunconscious,unreHectiveexistenceinwhichtheyareacceptingawholeload ofconditioningwhichtheyhaveneveractuallyexamined'(Crozier,1990,54).The Group'staskistoencouragearticulationofthisunconsciousgreyareaandtocirculate t加sarticulatedculturalidemitiesamongpeople.Articulationofidentity,however, isdifficultandsometimesdangerous・WhiletheGroupworkshardtodestabilise politicalorpreiudicedboundaries,articulationisanactofmakingaboundary.If; fbrinstance,aboundaryissetas@Ulsterness',itwillbeproblematicfbrtheterm's ambiguity(sixcountiesorninecoumies?)andpoliticalconnotation,andfbrtheregion comaininglocalitiestoodifferentanddisagreeingtoholdawholeness(OSeaghdha, ' 1990;OTilathaigh,1992).Useoflanguageinarticulationisthuschallenging.While theculturaltraditionsmovememhassucceededinthecirculationoftermssuchas Gdiversity',Gtolerance',!difference',Gimegration',@identity',Gculture'and6tradition', thosetermsareinturnsometimesused(orabused)fbrmaintenanceofthetwoobstinate traditions,thuspromotedpluralityanddiversityironicallybecomingarecipefbrmono -culturalaffirmations(Rolston,1998,253-54). ConsideringthedifficultyoflanguageitisimerestingthattheGroup'schairman (JamesHawthorn)mentionspoetryintermsoftheGroup'smission:@Webelongmore tothepoetswho[...]seeitastheirjobtomendandreconnectandlesstothosewhose fUnctionit[sic]istomediatethroughthepoliticalprocessthearrangementsconducive tonormalliving';andhecitesHeaney'swords:Ginthiscountrylfbralongwhileto come,arefinementoffeelingswillbemoreurgentthanarefifamingofpoliciesand 1 1 1
-constitutions'(Crozier,1989,29)'2.Implicitinhisreferencetopoetryishisbelief inpoetry'suseoflanguagethatopensanewspaceinpeople'ssensitivity.Thereare, however,twoproblemsobservableintherelationbetweenpoetryandtheCultural Traditionsideology. Thefirstisthematterofaudience:howfaristhereachofpoeticsensitivity?The chairmanalsostatestheGroup'sefficiencyisinGachievingcriticalmassandpermeating thewholesocietylnotbeingconfinedtothosealreadyrelatedinaninfbrmedandmature waytoourculturaltraditions'(Crozier,1989,31).Scepticismaboutthereachof languageisinevitable.Onereviewer(apoet,incidentally)oftheGroup'sconferences writes: Itisunlikelythatanyvarietyoflrishness(withinorbesideBritishness)willbe acceptablenowasaselfLde伽itionfbrstridentnewgenerationsofProtestants rearedonfimeralsandunemployment-anymorethanGoodNationalists(evenif theywantedto)willbeabletosmugglevarietiesofBritishnesintotheheartsand mindsofBadNationalistsrearedonLongKeshhankiesandunemployment[.、l Thereisalsothesense[...]thatthistalkingisnotreal<talk'[...].Realtalk mightonlyhappenwhenthereisagunonthetable-andtheintellectualshaveno militarywing.(Smyth,1993,51) ThechallengeishowtheGroup'slanguageofpoeticsensitivitygetsovertheborderline andengagesintheGreal'languageofGreal'people. ThesecondproblemisoftheGreality'ofpoems・PeterMcDonald,insistingon theimportanceoffbrminpoetry,says6poetrycannotworktoextra-poeticagendag: Gpoems'workings,negotiationswithlanguageandeachotherjandeconomiesof meaning,image,andexpression'aretoocomplextobeabsorbedintoculturalagendas (2002,15).AlthoughMcDonald'sattackisnotdirectedtotheNorthernIrishcultural issuebuttothecurremtendencytowardpopulisminthediscourseonBritishpoetry,his pointispertinentheretoo・Poets,especiallyNorthernlrishpoets,areoftenmemioned inCulturalTifaditionsdiscussions-Heaney,Mahon,Longley,himselfoneofthe organisers,andHewitt-asmodelsofregionalpride・Idonotdenyacertainvalidity ofpoetryfbrtheprQjectasacounteringfbrceagainsthomogeneity.However,piecesof poeticwisdomandtheirusesarenotnecessarilythesamethingaspoemsthemselves. Also,weshouldberemindedthatpoetrylbothasindividualpoemsandasacultural 1 1 2
-phenomenon,isoneoftheculturaltraditionswhichneedtobescrutinisedinthefirst place. Thenrstandthesecondlanguagesin〃知γZα昭"昭彦 Thkingthispolitico-culturalbackgroundintoconsideration,letusnowproceedinto theGreal'languageofpoetrybThefirstpoemof例晒rLα"g"age,.LaJe-Ne-Sais-Quoi', isapoemaboutwhatcannotbeexplainedinlanguage,themomentofakissinthis case.Itfeaturesmouths(beal),remindingusoftheoralitymuchfbcusedoninTWe 〃なM)γハノひandBe恥鈍CWbr".Themouthhere,however,doesnotspeak: Meimothostanois, Dlaoithechastadochainte Inaluigodlntharurlarsnasta, Meascuabadh,meascaipeadh〃 〃 Gobealandorais, Seideanbeagamuigh.(Carson,1993,9) (I'msilentnowj/Twistedwispsofspeech/Ij/ingtightlyonapolishedHoor,/ Sweptandscattered/Tbthemouthofthedoor,/Asmalldroughtoutside.) ThequietudeandlyricismherecomeclosetothepoemsofCarson'sfirstbookZWe "ewEWre(1976),whereCarsonwasgreatlyinhencedbyEarlylrishlyrics.The considerabledifferenceisthewayofpresentation:thispoemistitledinFrench;written inlrish,whichisCarson'sfirstlanguage,withouttranslationasthefirstpoemofthe booktitledGFirstLanguage';andfbllowedbytheEnglishpoemtitled6SecondLanguage'. Sothispoemisnotmerelyalyricpoemcontentinitsautonomywithinonepageneatly 廿amedwithwhitemargins,butitfimctionsasaprefacetothebook,whichquestions widerissuesonlanguageinNorthernlreland.Forreaderswhodonothavelrish,thisis anannoyinglyexclusivepiece・nisasignalofabreachbetweenlanguages,areminder
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suggestS)language.Thepoemthusshowsthemultilayered-nessoflanguagesand yetsingularityofonelanguage,Englishinthiscase,whichmakescontrasttoother languagesthatincludeIrish. CatestantsandProtholics ThefirsttwopoemsinlrishandEnglishthusbringimothesubjectthediversity anddualityoflanguages,andtheambiguityoftheduality・Thisleadstotheissuesof Northernlrishculturesexploredinthevolume・Thevolumehasontheonehandaclear acknowledgementoftheCatholic/Protestantopposition,butontheotherthedualityis madeambiguous・InCarson'sversionofOvid,。Ovid:Metamorphoses,XIII,576-619' heparodiesthestoryoftheviolentcommemorationofdeadMemnon,wherebirdsborn outofhisash6split/IntwolikeProdsandThiggandfighteachother: Andeveryyeariomthentohs,theRememberMemnonbirdscomebacktore-enact
Theircivilwar・Theyrevelinit,burningouteachother・Andthat'safact. (Carson,1993,59) Inspiteofitspoeticfbrmality(asonnetrhyminglz6qbc"W"gg)ithasacasual, colloquial,evenstorytelling-likeHow,Yetitstoneofdead-panmatteFoffactness tspeciallyintheconcluding4Andthat'safact')rendersasenseofreality.Inthelast poemofthevolume@TheBalladofHMSBe"si'(FZ,71-74)thedualityisputas 6CatestantsandProtholicg'4who@[loveleachother'.Theyenjoydrinking,smoking, andsinging,playinganddancingtotraditionalmusicduringtheworld-widesailing GbeneaththeWhiteEnsign'oftheRoyalNavy.Thiscanbereadasanallegoryofthe situationwherebothcommunitiesenjoyceili-likemerry-makingregardlessoftheir religionsthoughconstitutionallytheybelongtotheUK-adesirableconditionfbrthe CulturalThfaditionsGroup'sandtheArtsCouncil'saim.Thesailing,however,turns outtobeadream: Ilayboundinironchains,alone,my"s/加ggone,mysentencepassed. GreyBelfastdawnilluminatedme,onboardtheprisonshipBe"tzst. (Carson,1993,74) Thefirstversionofthepoemthatappearedinthe乃加esL"em"S"p此加e"r(27 1 1 6
-Augustl993)hadaccentmarksinthelastlineas@Belfast'andBe脆鈍'.Inthisversion, therefbre,theprotagonistwakes叩intherealitywhereEnglish(6Belfast')andlrish (6Belfist'),orimplicitlyProtestamandCatholic,aresharplyseparatedandlrish languageandceiliculturearefbrcefilllysegregated.Theaccentmarkshavinggonein thebookversion,thedualdifferentiationmaynotbeassharp.Yet,withitsunchanged metricscheme(nineiambusesineachline,thusstressedas@Belfast'and@Belfist'), therevisiondoesnotalterthesenseofbitterawakeningfifomadreamynon-sectarian lnoInent・ Thehybridityof@CathestantsandProtholicrisafarcryfifomtheProtestantstate of$TheBrainofEdwardCarson'(Carson,1993,3の.Thebrainhereislikenedto aByzantinetriremeortheTitanic,asymbolofUlsterProtestamism,withslavesin chainsinGlegaldepositionsofthecells'.ThisUnionistbrainismadeupofhard,metal materials:chains,shackles,locks,rivets,screws,nailsetc.Thenitoverlapswith Ulster: ThemapofUlsteropenedup,hexagonalandintricate,tectonic: ItsshiftingplateswereclunkedandweldedintoplacebylawsMasonic. Theladderandtherope.Thecodicils.Thecompassesbywhichtheysail U加hartedfiltures.Theoutstretchedhand・Thecrown.Thesash.Thesecretnail= Andthendisimegrationimervened,thebraineludedthem:Sphinxlike,catatonic. (Carson,1993,30) ThusevenifthebraindiesorganicallytoGelude'thelaws,theystayafterwards.Or thedead,Csphinxlike'brainitselfisnowanembodimentofthelaws.UlsterUnionism hereisGcatatonic'and6cataleptic',andtheOrangeinstitutionshardasmetalorstone,a Babelwiththeirmasoniclaws,'5asifrepresentedinthefirmpoeticfbrm(iambusx9; αα66"x3)andsound(hardconsonam9. DonaldHAkenson'sdefinitionoftheUlsteI-ScotspsycheasGcovenantalmind-set' isrelevamhere・ItisaculturalidentityoftheUlsterPresbyterianismthatemertains abeliefinadirectcovenantwithanall-powerfUlGod、Thiscontractissimplyahard andcleaLunambiguousbargainbetweenYahwehandhispeople.Thecovenantal mind-setputsemphasisonsociallawenfbrcedthroughreligiouscongregationsrather thanbyciviljurisdictions;itdrawsaclearlinebetweenthechosenpeopleandtheir enemies;itcherishestheconceptofgrouppurity;anditcannotsurvivewithoutitssense 1 1 7
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-other,likePaulMuldoon'smules,whichare@neitheronethingortheother'(Muldoon, 1977,52).AstheCulturalTraditionsGroupdid,theseminarthusemployspoetic discourse・Yettheparticipantsdonotseemhappywithwhattheyhavelearm: nseanstheplepodUtca並aminard.Everythingwasneitheronehngnmtheodner; Sonowthey'retryingtoagreeonafbrmulafbrapetitiontotheAuthor. He'sworkingovertimejustnow,dismemberingagoosefbrgoose-quills. TbmorrowwillbecalfSkinpar℃hmem,thenthelimitationclausesandthecodicils. (Carson,1993,60) 6TheAuthor',aDrMoreau-likecreatorofGchimeras',Gminotaurs',@Amhropomorphic goats'andGdemi-sheep',modifiesnaturewithhistechnologyandscience.Througha similarprocesstothecaseoforange,hemakespensoutofagooseandpaperoutof acalf.PaddiegandGBilliegdisagreewiththeway.@Orange'fbrthemisanatural andsimplething,and6Paddy'shouldbe6Paddy'thatisdifferemfifom6Billy'.They agreetodisagree.Thefirstpartofthepoemthussuggestsadisagreemembetweenthe levelofanauthoritarianprogramme,withpoeticdiscourseemployed,andthelevelof ordinaryindividuals,asthesecondpartdoesinadifferemway. However,thethirdpartofthepoemissoelusivethattheabovereadingcannotbe sustainedatthisstage,Ahhoughitisscatteredwiththegene-comaminationimagery ofthefirstpart-DrMoreau,GtheDoormouse',bat-man,airmanandamphibian-it seemsimpossibletomakeanargumentonpublic/private,institution/individualissues. ButthismysteriousallusionisanimportantfactorthatmakesthepoemaGpoem', whichisnotwritteninaninstitutionallanguage.Itseemstobealmostsayingpoetry belongstoGtheotherside'wheremanHiesGfilelledbyiambics,alcohol,anddactyls' (Carson,1993,62).Withcalculatedpoeticmechanismandalmost-drunkenvision, poetryresiststhereasonnotonlyofinstitutionalprogrammesbutalsoofareader's interpretation. ThearkorArkoftheCovenant'isanotherversionoftheBabel.Ittakestheshape oftherecurrentimageofabox-likedevice:Gastrangedevice,concoctedfromtheinner workings/Ofafertilizerbagandsomeone'sfertilebrain-gyresandgimbals,wires andmoans'(Carson,1993,55).Itislikeacrudehome-madebomborlikeanother EdwardCarson'sbrain.Againthewholepictureismystifiedinthisfburssectionpoem whereeachsectionseemstotellitsversionofthesamestorylsothearktransfbrms 1 2 0
-accordingly.Althoughinthesecondsectionitisdescribedas@apalpabledevicetosuit nomotheticmilitaryj/Theirso"ovoceblacksandtans'(56),whichalmostreminds usofEdwardCarson'sUnionistregime,thedeviceisnotsolelyProtestantbecauseits otherfbrmistheVulgate,RomanCatholicism'sstandardbible,ratherthantheKing JamesVersion・Themainissueofthispoemisnotreligioussectarianismassuchbut language,ormanipulationofit. TheVulgateisthelanguageofauthority:cwordswhichspokewithhighauthority ofsemaphore/Andpalmg(56);itisaCovenant,or.thenomothetictablature'; itislanguageoflegalfbrce,orGbarbsandverb3;itisaGdead',Gbarbedandgothic' P"oc地加α"o"'.TheVulgateisalsoCvulgate'oracommon,demoticlanguage,butit doesnotnecessarilymeananhonestvoiceofthepeople: AvulgateapolOgiawasonthecaldsaheadWheoI℃hestra㎡Plmsuptumedandweighed. Itwouldbeimerpreted,dismantled,iniodineablutionsofTheNews WhichcomesbefbreTheWeather[...] (Carson,1993,55) Being.interpreted',by@construe'and:second-guess',orthrough.match[ing]the proqUostotheqUids',thewitnessingofrawexperienceisdefilsedandchangedinto somethingratherpredictableandfbrmal: Scrawledhieroglyphselaboratetheblackslickoftheroad.Witnesses Arecalledupon,buttheinkhaslightenedimoamethyst,andsoonitsbluewillbe Invisible,asnewideasdawnacrossthemoss.AgIeatPanjandrumwillconstruetheir Whatnesses. (Carson,1993,55) Onedogwaswitness,moaningthroughthescatteredcodicesandhieroglyphs. Thealphabetoftroopswaslearnedbyroteandentombedintheblackaplomb Ofapolicenotebook:anabecedarysanseyes,sansteeth,sanseverything,and sansserifS. (Carson,1993,58) Thedogandtheabecedarydonothavetheirlanguageorarticulation,likeaninfant −121−
oranoldmaninthelaststageofthelife,6secondchildishnessandmereoblivion', inrespecttoShakespearealludedtohere伽】/b〃〃舵〃,2.8.).Theonlylanguage availablehereisprosaic,orCovenantal,lawsofCpolice'andCtroopgunderthestate authority. Theproblemofarticulationisfbregroundedinthepoem℃omract'(another Covenant),whichagainfeaturestheBabel:@Brueghel'sBabel,Lego-kit-like Pharaonicphasia-/Brickl(Carson,1993,49).InthisBabel,thepolitician/Orator (GDemosthenes'),theworker(GSparksandplumbers,carpentersandglazier3)and thereligionist(.Priests')speaktheirlanguages,whichareplacedinparalleltoeach otherjeachofwhichisunclearastoitsmeaning.LackofcommunicationisnotfiFom nationalorraciallanguagedividesbutfromsocialdivides.Then,rathermysteriously, aGcontract'ismadebetweenGodandPlatowhenheisstillaninfantwhoseGunstung tongue[is]clammedwithgummedupsyllables/OffbrcepS,speakingasnonsenseas theothers'languagesabove. ThenPrincipalitiesofangelsglidedinonwingsofmythandmoth, Theirpocketsfilledwithpebbles;theyputthethumby,stumblingbeesinPlato's mouth. (Carson,1993,49) Plato,throughthissuperstitiousprocedure,'7gainseloquencethatarticulateshis ideology,whichistobeconsideredastheoriginofEuropeanthoughts.Thisseemsto beamomentwhentheincommunicablelanguagedisorderisgainingalanguageofa communalorder.ThepoetisabsentinthispoemasinPlato'srepUblic.Themention ofDemosthenes,whoovercamehisstammerbyspeakingwithpebblesinhismouth, remindsusofCarsonhimselfwhohasastammer.'8Thelanguageofpoetryisnotthat ofpublicoratory" Disintegratingsonnets Thelanguageofpoetryin例応tLα"g"αgesometimestakesriskswhenitsdifficulty threatenstheintegrityofapoem.Someofhissonnetsaretheexamples.Whilethe sonnetsof6FromtheWelsh'andCOvid,Metamorphoses,XIII,576-619'haveawell structuredconsistencyandasenseoforder,theotherthreesonnets(Ormodified
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