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A Study on the Mediterranean Spirit in 'Two Spains' - Focusing on Spain of Nikos Kazantzakis-
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'두 개의 스페인'에 나타난 지중해 정신 연구 - 니코스 카잔차키스의 『스페인 기행』을 중심으로-

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부산외국어대학교 지중해지역원 지중해지역연구 지중해지역연구 제19권 제1호 KCI Accredited Journals
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2017.1
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81 - 101 (21page)

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Spain, which was the frontier of the world, appears in world history through Mediterranean civilization. The Mediterranean Sea is the sea of openness that opened the doors of Spain and the sea of meeting with others. Spain, which has been incorporated into the Mediterranean civilization, has had a tradition of coexistence of contradictory elements. Two of the many Greeks who had stepped on the Spanish soil after Hercules were El Greco and Kazantzakis. Like El Greco, Cretan born Kazankzakis sought liberty and craved salvation as a typical Mediterranean writer. He traveled to Spain four times in the early 20th century and left a travel writing. The purpose of this article is to explore what Spain is and how it relates to the universal Mediterranean and, moreover, to the writer’s own identity. Kazantzakis says Spain has two faces. However, the history of Spain has shown the coexistence of two opposing elements, like the relationship between Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. It was influenced by Mediterranean culture, a sea of openness and communication. With the beginning of the Atlantic era, Spain built an empire in which the sun never set and culturally a Golden Age began with brilliant art and literature. But the collapse of Spain was foreseen. This is because Spain has lost the Mediterranean spirit of coexistence and harmony and is on the road of isolation. In the Mediterranean civilization, Christians and Muslims have coexisted in repeated conflicts and reconciliations. But Spain denies the roots of the Arabs that are imprinted on them. What Kazantzakis witnessed through his travels to Spain is a dark figure that denies the Other. The vitality of the cultural renaissance in the early 20th century is about to disappear. Here, Kazantzakis confirms a deep spiritual bond with El Greco. Like El Greco, who captures the essence behind the phenomenon, Kazantzakis also sees the essence of Spain, where two elements are at odds with each other. But his journey is also a reflection of his life seeking freedom and salvation. Through his travels to Spain, he finds himself and his homeland. Finally, he returns to himself like Odysseus who returns to Ithaca through the Mediterranean sea.

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