한국 현대시에서 ‘흰 그늘의 시학’의 계보

Abstract

This article scrutinizes past works for the aspect of ‘repression’ in Korean modern poetry, which has been classified as the word ‘Han(恨)’ in modern poetical discussion. It recognizes that ‘Han,’ which is a feeling unique to the Korean race and which cannot be translated into other languages or cultures, has been a means to acquire the particularity of the Korean language and culture, whether intended or not. However, in order to discuss Korean literature from the viewpoint and the context of East Asian literature and world comparative literature, it should be able to be explained by a more universal method. To achieve this goal, this study tries to look at the aspect of ‘repression’ emerging in Korean modern poetry taken from past works, especially in the ‘Poetics of White Schattens’, in which it can be said to be the most unique poetic characteristic. While the study examines this poetic characteristic’s past by looking at its literary implication from the psychopathological point of view, it also shows that the aspect of ‘repression’ in Korean literature can be discussed in the context of its comparative literature.