방정환의 필명 쌍S 재론

Abstract

Bang Jung-Hwan, who was an early champion of children’s rights in Korea, was also an unusual writer in the history of modern literature because he used many pen names. Interestingly, the pen names “double S” and “samsanin” continuously appeared in the magazine “Byeolgungon (別乾坤)”, which Cha Sang Chan presided over for three years following Bang Jung-Hwan’s death. Undoubtedly, “double S” has been accepted as one of Bang Jung-Hwan’s pen names. Bang Jung-Hwan’s pen names were primarily accepted based on the testimonies of elderly writers of juvenile stories, without an impartial investigation of text possibly written by Bang Jung-Hwan. Therefore, there were many errors made in identifying Bang’s pen names accurately. Thus, this study diachronically examines the appearance of Bang Jung-Hwan’s pen names as captured in his complete works and collections in order to correct the existing errors in the recognition of his pen names. This study intends to reveal the existing errors in the identification of Bang Jung Hwan’s pen names and seeks to correct them.