함형수 시 연구 - 만주 이주 이후의 시를 중심으로

Abstract

This paper is a study analyzing the works written by Ham Hyung-su after his immigration to Manchuria. In the mid-1930s, Ham Hyung-su began his literary activities by publishing numerous works in 'Dong-a Ilbo' and 'Chosun Ilbo.' However, he gained significant attention when he actively participated as a collaborator in 'Shiinburak' and 'Jaoseon.' Consequently, within the context of Korean literary history, Ham Hyung-su is evaluated as a member of the 'Saengmynpa' movement that emerged in the 1930s. His early poems are characterized by a Saengmynpa tendency exemplified by 'The Scream of Sunflowers' and existential confessions about the world of youth conveyed through the voice of a 'boy' narrator. Nevertheless, Ham Hyung-su's poetry did not linger in conventional pastoral lyricism; instead, it ventured into experimenting with various poetic forms and modern sensibilities. Despite this diversity, such experimentation has been overshadowed by the logic associating Ham Hyung-su solely with 'Saengmynpa' until now. On the other hand, in the late 1930s, Ham Hyung-su abruptly concluded his activities in Korea, organizing them, and immigrated to Manchuria, specifically to Domun (圖們). Although he was active in the literary scene in Manchuria during the later period of the Japanese colonial era, his untimely death shortly after liberation, due to an unfortunate accident, led to a lack of attention from researchers. With the recent heightened interest in Manchurian literature within the Korean literary community, some studies have been conducted on his involvement in the 'Sihyeonshil(The Reality of Poetry)' literary group. However, most of these studies tend to equate his poetry with surrealism, emphasizing his participation in the 'Sihyeonshil(The Reality of Poetry)' group. This paper underscores the fact that during his time in Manchuria, Ham Hyung-su's literature pursued a distinctive poetic modernity between modernism and surrealism. Even in works published before his migration to Manchuria, Ham demonstrated a clear influence of contemporary modernism. While in Manchuria, he engaged with poets who leaned towards modernism and surrealism, producing unique works, including his participation in the 'Sihyeonshil(The Reality of Poetry)' literary group. However, it can be argued that his post-migration works align more closely with modernism than surrealism. This paper focuses on this aspect and conducts an in-depth analysis of his works after 1940, aiming to examine the significance of Ham Hyung-su's literary theory, which perceives literature as a matter of the 'spirit' rather than mere 'form'.