한국전쟁이후 문예지(종합지)의 외국문학 수용과 이해

Abstract

This study examined the impact of translated Western literature and its acceptance in the Korean literary field, targeting comprehensive papers and literary journals that are central to the development of modern Korean literary history. In the process of accepting foreign literature, we can see the following facts. First, the process of accepting French existentialist literature after the Korean War can be confirmed through translated works, theories, and discourse by the critics who applied them. Empirical and specific data on the background and impact of existentialist literature in Korea show that the Korean War is understood as a universal journey for the occurrence of ideology and the path of the world. Second, the actual aspects of the Cold War and confrontation of Western powers, which are the backdrop for anti-Communist ideology and anti-Communist novels, can be seen in the literature. Dissident novels by authors from the Soviet Union and satellite states, and American dissident novels can be seen as a source of insight into the development of the Western Cold War and the ideological confrontation through Soviet and American novels. Third, following the victory of World War II, the process of the creation and dissemination of the American dream through the Cold War confrontation can be seen. It can be seen that an affinity for American democracy is embodied as an affinity across cultures, including literature. The American dream is deeply imprinted on the public as literary works are made into movies and distributed in third world nations (such as Korea at that time). Through American postwar writers, various aspects of American culture, including the liberation of black slaves, human rights issues, women's issues, and multicultural issues can be identified as the leading center of the global culture from the war to the 1990s. Fourth, it is possible to expand the understanding of Korean literature history through the relationship between the acceptance and influence of Western literature works that promoted Korean literature. In relation to foreign literature, you can reflect on the inside of Korean literature and check the central point and direction of Korean literature. In contrast to modern Korean literature, which was regarded as "transplantation literature theory," it can be confirmed that after the Korean War, Korean literature actively explored the universality of literature, as well as exploring and developing the independence of Korean literature. Fifth, by exploring the context in which works of literature from the third world were introduced to Korean literature, we can learn about Korean Third World literature expatriates. After the Korean War, foreign literary works were mainly introduced via journals, followed by books, showing the cultural context of why certain works by certain writers were introduced at the time. The acceptance of literature in the third world can be seen through the acceptance of black literature, women's literature, Latin American literature, Asian literature, and African literature as well as the Nobel Prize-winning work. Sixth, through the mechanism of translation (publishing), the inflow and understanding of foreign literature, as well as the transformation process of Korean intellectual history, can be seen. Prior to individual intentions, translation and semantics can be made. It is important to know when a work was translated and in what context it was translated, more-so than who actually did the translation. This is because the will and capabilities of the reverse are important, but the needs of the times precede them in a macro context. The acceptance trend of contemporary foreign literature can understand the characteristics and limitations of Korean literature locally, closely read the information of literary history and cultural history, and expand its scope.