단편, 스타일, 사상 —이태준 단편 소설을 둘러싼 논의에 대한 역사적 검토

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to conduct a historical investigation and critical review on how the existing general evaluation that Lee Taejun was a stylist of short stories was formed in the field of critical discourse during the colonial period. Early discussions on Lee Taejun’s short stories in the first half of the 1930s were led by Kim Kirim, Cho Yongman, and Kim Hwantae. They shared their position in that they were favorably evaluating Lee Taejun and his first collection of short stories, ‘Moonnight(Dalbam)’. They found and praised Lee Taejun’s short stories as stylists trying to maintain balance and moderation. Their discussion contributed to building a unified image of Lee Taejun and his novel, and at this time, ‘Stylist’ was used as a term referring to the special feature of his short stories. The view of Lee Taejun’s lack of thoughtfulness emerged around 1938. Through discussions by Shin Namcheol, Baek Cheol, Choi Jaeseo, and Im Hwa, the majority of Lee Taejun’s short stories are devalued as private novels or heart novels, not objective novels that address awareness of reality. The image of Lee Taejun and his shortstorie, who lacked thoughtfulness as stylists of socalled short stories, was created at this time and had a profound influence on future discussions.