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Abstract

This paper explores the relationship between the novels in the early modern age and the subject of ‘Buildung’, focusing on Yookdang Choi Nam-seon. Until now, there has not been a persuasive explanation on the meaning and value of translated novels that had been published by Yookdang in the magazine ‘Boys’, in relation to the context of ‘novel history’ or ‘development of contemporary discussion ground’. Yookdang was almost a self-educated person in the obtaining of knowledge and learning world history. He pursued the totality and global nature of knowledge in the magazine, ‘Boys’. ‘Buildung’ was the knowledge with outpurpose, compared to the practical learning. It was the opposite of professional knowledge and it meant the knowledge, which helps the posterior formation of human character. The characteristic of magazine ‘Boys’, compared to the contemporary academic journals or magazines, was that magazine ‘Boys’ dealt with more diverse knowledge in the realm of ‘refinement’, rather than professional or practical knowledge. The inclusion of translated novels was also in the context of ‘Buildung’. Yookdang Choi Nam-seon studied in the Waseda University and learned the concept of pure literature there ; however, he did not focus on the value of literature based on the aesthetic autonomy. Each of them simultaneously met the purposes of ‘formation of Buildung’ and ‘transmittal of new knowledge’.