광복기 부산 지역 문학사회의 형성과 창작 기반

Abstract

This paper aims at studying the formation of Busan's regional literary society and the foundation for its creation by mainly focusing on the media of newspapers and magazines. Studying media is one of the most effective methods for shedding light on the literary society of Busan during the Liberation Period. By taking a closer look at characteristics of a specific medium and literary activities of writers in the medium, it was found that Busan's regional literature did not stay away from the mainstream Korean literature of the time, and literary society was realigned based on writers' course of action. First, the regional literature of Busan during the Liberation Period should be seen in a broader context of Gyeongnam literature. Many literary groups including the Joseon New Culture Association, the Busan Branch of Joseon Literary Alliance and the Samnam Literary Association were established, but there was no struggle between ideologies to seize hegemony of the literary circles. To pursue the predominating goal of building a new sovereign state and creating national literature, these groups were set up based on a specific ideology and continued to seek new approaches depending on constantly changing situation. A case in point is the Busan Branch of Joseon Literary Alliance, which was founded during the early Liberation Period and actively engaged in various activities, including the publication of its official paper, but it was restructured into a right wing literature due to the changing times and circumstances. Second, one of the most notable characteristics of Busan's regional literature during this period is that the regional literature in Busan could obtain its future growth engine from outstanding activities by migrated writers, the exchange of a lineup of the writers based on their hometowns and horizontal alliance among small areas. This can be ascertained by checking the list of writers and their characteristics in such newspapers as 「Minju Jungbo」,「Busan Ilbo」, 「Busan Sinmun」, 「Jayu Minbo」 and 「Saneop Sinmun (Industrial Newspaper)」. Taking a glance at the media publication during the early Liberation Period shows us a pronounced ideological divide among newspapers. While 「Minju Jungbo」, 「Inmin Haebangbo (People's Liberation Newspaper)」 and 「Munye Sinmun (Literary Newspaeper)」 were left-leaning newspapers, 「Busan Ilbo」, 「Busan Sinmun」, 「Jayu Minbo」 and 「Saneop Sinmun」 tilted toward the right. It is difficult, however, to research the overall activities and trend of left-wing writers during the early Liberation Period due to the lack of substantial evidence of 「Inmin Haebangbo」 and 「Munye Sinmun」. Third, the regional literature of Busan during the Liberation Period was comprised of various generations, with active contributions from Song, Yeong-taek, Kim Wol, Yun Jae-won and many other students and the emergence of young writers including Yim, Ha-su, Jang Ho, Lee, Seok-in and Jeong, Yeong-tae. Based on the vertical alliance with the established writers, the horizontal alliance with regional young writers and the publication of media, they became the key players in Busan's regional literary scene. It can be said that contributions from student writers and young writers served as an important catalyst for the formation of an independent literary society in Busan. They were incorporated into the established literary circles, one after another, after the Korean War Period, while solidifying their positions in the regional literary society. As part of Gyeongnam Literature, the regional literature in Busan during the Liberation Period produced a lot of literary works thanks to newspaper media and diversified the lineup of its writers. As the realignment of the literary circles during the Korean War Period gave rise to the war refugee literature, Busan's regional literature began to build its own literary society.