백곡 김득신 시 비평 연구

Abstract

This thesis investigates Kim Deuk-seen’s poetry criticism based on his forty-eight critical works of The Anecdotes from Jongnam(終南叢志). His poetry criticism consists of the two tracks: theory of criticism and theory of creation. Firstly, Kim’s theory of criticism supposes that criticism be an objective evaluation of a literary work, regardless of external factors such as fame and social status of the author. The objectivity of criticism can be achieved in the dialect of thought of the critic on conflicting perspectives. Secondly, Kim’s theory of creation emphasizes the alterity of literature; literature cannot be perfected by the potential and thought of the creator himself. To overcome his own limits, the creator needs the operation of agency such as the Heaven(天機) or the Creator(造化). He also needs the repetitive reading of historical/literary canons to reflect on his own works. The repetition of reading is a process in which the creator accepts his own limits and renews his previous knowledge. Kim defines reading as a process and methodology through which human being can overcome the problems of the world and himself and transcend even death.