지역 문학의 정체성과 토포필리아의 상관성 － 박용래와 대전-충남 문학의 관계를 중심으로 －

Abstract

Topophilia is a frequent motif of poetic imagination in Yong-rae Park’s poems. He transforms topophila into the following through his works. Firstly, Park uses topophilia to represent the desire for the ‘hometown.’ Within his poems, Park presents the hometown as an ideal form that rests in his heart as a place of repose and tranquility. Therefore, topophilia towards the ‘hometown’ is equivalent to the feeling of desiring an ideal. This is clearly seen in Park’s poems such as ‘Rough drawing hometown’ and ‘Pass by Non-san.’ Secondly, Park uses topophilia as a historical symbol through the ‘Kye-ryong mountain.’ Many of his poems are criticized as too personal. Still, from the topophilial perspective, his poems tend to embody much history and communal life. This is most clearly seen in his poems such as ‘Kye-ryong mountain’ and ‘Kun-san port.’ Thirdly, Park uses topophilia to present his personal lyrics represented as ‘Boo-so mountain.’ He often used a specific place as a medium to embody his personal sadness and native lyrics. This can be seen in poems such as ‘Marguerite’ and ‘O-ryu-dong’s Coin.’ Fourthly, Park uses topophilia towards lonely living quarters such as the ‘outskirts.’ He tried to uncovers poetic truth from the neglected outskirts rather than the fancy centers through his poems such as ‘The evening snow’ and ‘a foxtail.’ As such regional literature and topophilia are interlinked. Hence, regional literatures should actively produce works that are based on topophilia in order to establish the identity of respective regional literatures.