미요시 타쓰지의 시적편력과 비평적 성격 -「낙타의 혹에 올라타고」를 중심으로-

Abstract

This paper examined the "checkered poetic career" and the "critical characteristics" of Tatsuji Miyoshi, focusing on On a Camel's Hump, which is deemed to have opened a new poetic horizon in his later poetic career. The examination revealed two points. First, it is safe to regard the first-person narrator of this poem as Miyoshi himself. We can say that Miyoshi entrusted his own voice to the poetic self. Second, although On a Camel's Hump represents both Miyoshi's checkered poetic career and social criticism, interpreting the poem with emphasis on the latter coincides with the poet's intention. Furthermore, the object of his social criticism is not clearly presented in the poem, but the present study reached a conclusion that the object would be "society," "power," or the "poetic community," which surrounds him. Some critiques argued that On a Camel's Hump was a work in his later career with a high degree of completion based on the fact that his social criticism excluded his self-criticism, but the present paper raised an objection to this argument. Evaluation of a poem may differ depending on the criteria of each evaluator, and On a Camel's Hump can be highly regarded from the perspectives of lyric style and tradition. However, it is worthwhile to consider how to evaluate a poem which excludes self-criticism in assessing a highly critical and satirical poem.