백철의 전통론과 신비평 : 두 비평적 관점의 관련성 연구

Abstract

Back Chol(1908~1985) introduced New criticism to Korea and he translated Rene Wellek and Austin Warren’s The Theory of Literature in 1959. He generally wrote critical essays about Korean modern literature. But he sometimes wrote articles about Korean premodern literature and premodern criticism. And Back Chol wrote three kinds of The Introduction of Literature during his whole life. In this report, I will handle two kinds of The Introduction of Literature. And they were published in 1954 and 1961 respectively. Between these books, Back Chol translated Rene Wellek and Austin Warren’s The Theory of Literature in 1959. The purpose of this thesis can be devided into three. First, I will check if there are any change in Back Chol’s attitude toward literature after the translation of Rene Wellek and Austin Warren’s The Theory of Literature in 1959. To do this, I will compare major contents of two versions of The Introduction of Literature which Back Chol published in 1954 and 1961. Second, when Back Chol introduced ‘analytic approach’ of New criticism, he criticized the Korean traditional criticism as a ‘dilettante’ or an amateur’s. I will try to argue about that. Third, even though Back Chol criticized the Korean traditional criticism as an amateur’s,his actual critical attitude was on the verge of Korean traditional literary concept. I can find this kind of tendency in both The Introduction of Literature. Especially,it is more obvious when he showed a strong preference for a critical attitude which he called “evaluation and judgement”. I will discuss the relationship between the critical attitude of “evaluation and judgement” and Korean traditional literary criticism. We can find his preference for the critical attitude of “evaluation and judgement” in both The Introduction of Literature. And it means his critical preference was not affected by the Analytic approach of New criticism. I will argue this through comparing these two books and analyzing his articles about Korean premodern literature during this period.