일제 말 시 잡지『國民詩歌』의 위상과 가치 (1) －잡지의 체제와 성격, 그리고 출판 이데올로그들－

Abstract

This paper reveals the nature and system of the magazine Kokuminsika and the ideas of the ideologues involved in its publication. Since Kokuminsika was published and enjoyed by Japanese writers residing in Joseon, it was alienated from both preservation and research on the magazine. However, Kokuminsika reflects changes in Japanese domination policies, and the beginning and process of change from the ‘assimilation of Korea to Japan’ to the ‘integration of Japan and Korea’. The persons involved in Kokuminsika had an interest in the folksongs of Joseon in the mid-1920s, paying special attention to the ethnicity and locality of their origin. Of course, they set forth the aesthetic and ideological superiority of Japanese folksongs and Manyoshu as a premise, but they admitted the originality and popularity of korean traditional poetry. However, they came to embrace a ‘new-system theory’ and the construction of a ‘Great East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere’ of Imperialist Japan, and the ‘theory of Japanese emperor’s subjects’ as the publication’s ideological underpinnings around 1940, that is, they were transformed into ideologues of the ‘integration of Japan and Korea’ who denied the independence and autonomy of Joseon and advocated unconditional integration into Japan. This paper examines in detail the birth and growth of Kokuminsika from three aspects. First, it identifies the system and nature of Kokuminsika through bibliography and text configuration, along with the excavation and introduction of relevant materials. Second, the records of the major Joseon figures that published the first issue of Kokuminsika were investigated through research on folksongs and the association process of ‘Tanka-hoe’, and their positions and roles were objectified by comparison of their genres and ideas with those of poets such as Sato Kiyoshi and Sugimoto Nagao who played an active role in Kookmin Munhak. Third, it tracks of the long-lasting ties between editors of Kokuminsika and Lee Kwang-Soo, and adds a brief introduction to four poems published in Kokuminsika. Lastly, unexpected results, including a modification and complement to Seo Jung-ju’s memory were obtained through while investigating the relationship between Kokuminsika and Kookmin Shiin.