한글 문체의 정립과 조선의 정신 - 『문예독본』(1932)을 중심으로 -

Abstract

This article is about Munye Dokbon of Yunjae Lee. Munye Dokbon contains various articles of genres such as a fairy tale, a Sijo(traditional Korean poem), a poem, a novel, a travel essay, a letter writing, a historical story, an anecdote, a rhetorical writing, a descriptive writing, etc. However, it is a ‘writing’ text book rather than a ‘Literary’ textbook. YunJae, Lee tried to suggest respective standards by containing these various articles of genre. The standard includes not only form but also content. He made an effort to erase abstract concepts and to organize sentence from vague and bored to concise and clear sentence. Meanwhile, he tried to imbue a mind with soul and spirit of Chosun by explaining a historical figure and a place name in the form of the body text and a footnote. The work was the product of efforts to get out of traditional discipline of Chinese character style and could be understood as the process of establishment of Korean writing style. In the process, Yun Jae Lee had played a role to promote modern differentiation of sentences by sorting and including various genres. That is, he paved the way to found the modern style by establishing as yet socially unsettled forms of literature such as a novel and a play as the format of “Reader”. Furthermore, he published Munye Dokbon with the necessity of developing a teaching materials based on history and historical figures of Chosun, as he had seen the textbook of the Japanese Government-General of Chosun which distorts and denies history of Chosun. Yun Jae Lee tried to inspire pride for history and historical figures of Chosun through the contents such as Hwarang of Shilla, Bul guksa, King Gung-ye in Later Goguryeo, Admiral Lee sunshin greatly defeated the army, General Kwon Yool known for hangju chima(apron) for working, etc. In a way, Munye Dokbon is not a ‘literature’ textbook but a teaching material for ‘Chosun language supplement’ which emphasizes national spirit and soul and presents standard sentences for composition at the same time.