1930년대 초중반 김기림의 공간과 전체시론의 형성 －프로문학과 모더니즘의 관계를 중심으로－

Abstract

Kim Ki-rim was regarded as a modernist who believed western modernism was universal. Therefore, when discussing Kim Ki-rim, he is often portrayed as an intellectual who aimed for western modernity with a scientific mindset. However, in-depth studies of Kim Ki-rim argue that his modernism is not superficial or merely copying the West. For Kim Ki-rim, being a modernist writer meant overcoming the bias of socialism, fighting for the sophistication of language and its sensitivity, and striving for a combination of the two. This effort was expressed by the hard work of the Joseon writer who aimed for the globalization of literature. Nevertheless, how he recognized and perceived colonialism as a part of his aesthetic has not yet been clearly revealed. This means that consequently, what status his perception held in his own artistic activities and in what ways it was realized have not been elucidated. Kim Ki-rim established himself as a leading modernist writer of the early to mid-1930s who argued that his contemporaries had lost their sense of modernism. It is significant that he claimed his literary uniqueness was established in the early to mid-1930s. If Kim Ki-rim’s literary uniqueness was established during that time, there is a need to pay special attention to his essays and poems of that era and his novels and plays. Through this approach, it may be possible to provide an interpretation of Kim Ki-rim’s perception of modernity, his methods of reproducing it, its relation with proletariat literature, and the formation of his total poetics.