김억 시론에 나타난 ‘詩魂의 恍惚’의 의미와 한계

Abstract

In Kim Eok’s poetics, ‘Ecstasy of the Poetic Soul(詩魂)’ is shown as a creative effect that leads the self to a process of creation by forming intimate relationship with others. It implies a pioneering sprout of perception that a genuine self can only exist as a ‘process’ of creation, and that the foundation of this creative self lies not in the modern concept of self-identity but in the ‘relationship’ with others. In addition, the concept is a kind of mediating device that unites art and life. By implying the creativity of love and mystery of objects that gather the fragments of life that have been shattered by modern civilization to renew its life once again, ‘Ecstasy of the Poetic Soul(詩魂)’ becomes the quintessence of poetry condensed with the symbolic effects of overcoming the evils of reason but rather alluding the inner existence. The ideological underpinning of this concept is the paradoxical logic that views unicity and plurality as ‘one (in Korean han).’ Based on this logic, ‘Ecstasy of the Poetic Soul(詩魂)’ intervenes among art, life and self-concept, which cannot be limited to the modern concept of self-identity, and suggests the possibility to fundamentally revolutionize the world. Nevertheless, there is a hint of a chronic lingering for modern self-concept or uniqueness of art. ‘Ecstasy of the Poetic Soul(詩魂)’ still possesses the risk of possibly reverting to the unyielding self-identity of the self and the fascist power over others, to the binary way of thinking that it tried to defy.