The first problem to confront us is, obviously, the subject matter of literary scholarship. What is literature? What is not literature? What is the nature of literature? Simple as such questions sound, they are rarely answered clearly.

해석

The first problem to confront us is, obviously, the subject matter of literary scholarship.

우리가 직면하는 첫 문제는 말할 것도 없이 문학의 주제이다.

※ confront [kənfrnt]

∼에 직면하다

※ subject matter

주제 (theme)

※ literary scholarship

문학

What is literature?

문학이란 무엇인가?

What is not literature?

무엇이 문학이 아닌가?

What is the nature of literature?

문학의 본질은 무엇인가?

Simple as such questions sound, they are rearely answered clearly.

이같은 문제들이 간단한 것처럼 들리나, 좀처럼 명쾌한 해답을 내릴 수 없다.