1960년대 4․19세대의 비평의식과 서정주론

Abstract

During the1960s, 4․19 generation's criticism on Seo Jeong-Ju's poetry expressed sense of challenge for the authority although it looks different spectra. Conservatives of literary field represented by Seo Jeong-Ju, had been establishing a monopoly and exclusive territory of ‘pure literature’ while taking advantage of the dichotomy of ‘literary/political’ or ‘pure/ participation’. By the medium of Seo Jeong-Ju, 4․19 generation's critics struggled for recognition and tried to find their identity. Kim U-Chang pointed out the lack of ‘the structure of intelligence’ and Jo Dong-il criticized absence of historicism in Seo Jeong-Ju's poetry. On the other hand Kim Hyeon's view of Seo Jeong-Ju's poetry in 1960s had a rift with affirming or denying occasionally, owing to looking for the possibility of shaping a ‘Korean ideal type’ in Buddhism. Here, we should focus on the point that all these critics tried to dismantle the borders of dichotomy. With considering the differences of their academic base(major), this paper analyzes what 4·19generation's critics wanted to rule out and how they had constructed their literary identity by the medium of essays on Seo Jeong-Ju's poetry