영문 잡지 『코리아 리뷰(The Korea Review)』(1901~1906) 연구

Abstract

In January, 1901, an English-language magazine named The Korea Review was published in Seoul. The forty-eight page publication consisted of “The Spirit of the Bell,” poem based a Korean legend, “The New Century,” article on recent changes in Korea, “Odds and Ends,” “Question and Answer,” “Editorial Comment,” “News Calendar,” “Victoria is Dead,” and “The History of Korea.” It was printed at the Methodist Publishing House, originally the Press of the Methodist Episcopal Mission (also known as the Trilingual Press). The editor was Homer B. Hulbert (1863~1949), who had been a headmaster of Hansung Normal School since March, 1897. This article examines the characteristics and significance of The Review by reviewing all the process from the publication to the suspension. Hulbert, first of all, expected his new magazine to succeed The Korean Repository, which had been published until 1898, but only very few articles had been contributed. He had to fill most of it with his own writings. Secondly, some protestant missionaries began contributing more articles in 1905 as a direct consequence of announcement of discontinuance. They were helpers of The Review during the absence of the editor, who left for the United States under instruction of King Gojong. However, they were back to their job when he came back to Korea. Finally, its unheralded suspension was not the result of Japanese act of sabotage. Considering everything Hulbert did between Janauary and May, 1907, it seems clear that he made his own decision in order to commit to the project for independence of Korea.