<영어로 읽는 고전 _ 사무엘 버틀러의에레혼 20년 후 재방문>
"20년 후, 국가의 최초 발견자와 그의 아들에 의해 재방문된 에레혼"은 사무엘 버틀러의 원작 소설 "에레혼: 아니면, 산맥 너머"의 속편이다. 이 책은 첫 번째 소설이 나온 지 29년 후인 1901년에 출판되었다.
"Erewhon Revisited"에서 Butler는 가상의 땅 Erewhon을 다시 방문하지만, 이번에는 이야기가 Erewhon의 최초 발견자와 그의 아들이라는 두 가지 관점으로 나누어진다. 첫 소설의 주인공으로 추정되는 최초의 발견자는 20년 만에 에레혼으로 돌아와 사회가 상당한 변화를 겪고 있음을 발견한다. 아들은 또한 Erewhon을 탐험하고 자신의 관찰과 반성을 제공해 준다.
속편은 원작 소설과 마찬가지로 버틀러의 사회적, 정치적, 철학적 사상에 대한 풍자적 탐구를 계속한다. Erewhon 사회의 진화와 그것이 수년에 걸친 도전과 변화에 어떻게 대응해왔는지 더 깊이 탐구하고 있다. 이러한 탐구를 통해 Butler는 Erewhon을 거울로 사용하여 인간 상태와 사회적 규범을 반영하면서 빅토리아 사회와 그 관습을 계속 비판하고 있다.
"Erewhon Revisited"는 전작에 비해 덜 알려져 있지만 대안 사회와 인류 문명의 복잡성에 대한 버틀러의 상상력이 풍부하고 생각을 자극하는 탐구의 귀중한 연속물로 남아 있다. 이 책은 독자들에게 버틀러의 지적 호기심과 풍자와 사변적 허구를 혼합하여 사회에 대한 더 깊은 진실을 밝히는 그의 능력에 대한 더 깊은 통찰력을 제공해 준다.


"Erewhon Revisited Twenty Years Later by the Country's First Discoverer and His Son" is a sequel to Samuel Butler's original novel "Erewhon: Or, Beyond the Mountains." The book was published in 1901, 29 years after the first novel appeared.
In "Erewhon Revisited," Butler revisits the fictional land of Erewhon, but this time the story is split between two perspectives: Erewhon's original discoverer and his son. The original discoverer, believed to be the protagonist of the first novel, returns to Erewhon after 20 years and discovers that society is undergoing significant changes. His son also explores Erewhon and offers his observations and reflections.
The sequel, like the original novel, continues its satirical exploration of Butler's social, political, and philosophical ideas. It explores more deeply the evolution of Erewhon society and how it has responded to challenges and changes over the years. Through this exploration, Butler continues to critique Victorian society and its mores, using Erewhon as a mirror to reflect on the human condition and social norms.
Although "Erewhon Revisited" is less well-known than its predecessors, it remains a valuable continuation of Butler's imaginative and thought-provoking exploration of alternative societies and the complexities of human civilization. This book gives readers deeper insight into Butler's intellectual curiosity and his ability to blend satire and speculative fiction to reveal deeper truths about society.

Summary
Before telling the story of my father’s second visit to the remarkable country which he discovered now some thirty years since, I should perhaps say a few words about his career between the publication of his book in 1872, and his death in the early summer of 1891. I shall thus touch briefly on the causes that occasioned his failure to maintain that hold on the public which he had apparently secured at first.
His book, as the reader may perhaps know, was published anonymously, and my poor father used to ascribe the acclamation with which it was received, to the fact that no one knew who it might not have been written by.

Contents
CHAPTER I. UPS AND DOWNS OF FORTUNE?MY FATHER STARTS FOR EREWHON
CHAPTER II. TO THE FOOT OF THE PASS INTO EREWHON
CHAPTER III. MY FATHER WHILE CAMPING IS ACCOSTED BY PROFESSORS HANKY AND PANKY
CHAPTER IV. MY FATHER OVERHEARS MORE OF HANKY AND PANKY’S CONVERSATION
CHAPTER V. MY FATHER MEETS A SON, OF WHOSE EXISTENCE HE WAS IGNORANT
CHAPTER VI. FURTHER CONVERSATION BETWEEN FATHER AND SON?THE PROFESSORS’ HOARD
CHAPTER VII. SIGNS OF THE NEW ORDER OF THINGS CATCH MY FATHER’S EYE ON EVERY SIDE
CHAPTER VIII. YRAM, NOW MAYORESS, GIVES A DINNER-PARTY,
CHAPTER IX. INTERVIEW BETWEEN YRAM AND HER SON
CHAPTER X. MY FATHER, FEARING RECOGNITION AT SUNCH’STON,
CHAPTER XI. PRESIDENT GURGOYLE’S PAMPHLET “ON THE PHYSICS OF VICARIOUS EXISTENCE”
CHAPTER XII. GEORGE FAILS TO FIND MY FATHER, WHEREON YRAM CAUTIONS THE PROFESSORS
CHAPTER XIII. A VISIT TO THE PROVINCIAL DEFORMATORY AT FAIRMEAD
CHAPTER XIV. MY FATHER MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF MR. BALMY,
CHAPTER XV. THE TEMPLE IS DEDICATED TO MY FATHER,
CHAPTER XVI. PROFESSOR HANKY PREACHES A SERMON
CHAPTER XVII. GEORGE TAKES HIS FATHER TO PRISON
CHAPTER XVIII. YRAM INVITES DR. DOWNIE AND MRS. HUMDRUM TO LUNCHEON
CHAPTER XIX. A COUNCIL IS HELD AT THE MAYOR’S
CHAPTER XX. MRS. HUMDRUM AND DR. DOWNIE PROPOSE A COMPROMISE
CHAPTER XXI. YRAM, ON GETTING RID OF HER GUESTS,
CHAPTER XXII. MAINLY OCCUPIED WITH A VERACIOUS EXTRACT
CHAPTER XXIII. MY FATHER IS ESCORTED TO THE MAYOR’S HOUSE,
CHAPTER XXIV. AFTER DINNER, DR. DOWNIE AND THE PROFESSORS WOULD BE GLAD TO
CHAPTER XXV. GEORGE ESCORTS MY FATHER TO THE STATUES
CHAPTER XXVI. MY FATHER REACHES HOME, AND DIES NOT LONG AFTERWARDS
CHAPTER XXVII. I MEET MY BROTHER GEORGE AT THE STATUES
CHAPTER XXVIII. GEORGE AND I SPEND A FEW HOURS TOGETHER AT THE STATUES