강소천의『호박꽃초롱』발간 배경 연구

Abstract

Kang Sochun’s A Pumpkin Flower Lantern is a book on children’s song and poetry published in February 1941, when Japan’s policy to obliterate the Korean nation was at its peak during the Japanese colonization. This book of poetry is a work that portrays the national emotion at a time when it was difficult to present or publish Korean literature, therefore it is very valuable. However, despite such significance, due to some reason, a research worthy of its value has not been carried out. The purpose of this paper is primarily to set this right and supplement the record. Accordingly, this thesis set as the starting point, the steps to verify the basic materials on the overall development from 1931, when Kang Sochun first published his children’s poetry, to 1942, when he published A Pumpkin Flower Lantern. The main subject of the thesis would be a bibliographical perspective on his published works, critical perspective on the level of content, the process of publishing his representative works, and exploring the actual background of the publication of A Pumpkin Flower Lantern. In the end, such discussion has the significance of reiterating the literary achievement of A Pumpkin Flower Lantern.