김현 비평에 나타난 ‘비평의 유형학’의 변화와 그 함의

Abstract

This thesis to study the meaning of the study of change of category of criticism in Kim Hyun’s criticism. We can understand the characteristic of Kim Hyun’s latter criticism and his view on ‘literary practice’ from this study. Kim Hyun presented two category of criticism in ‘The method of criticism’(1980):Theoretical practice and Practical theory. After 5 years later he proposed new two category of criticism in ‘for the study of category of criticism’(1985):Literary transcendentalism, Prospective for people, analytic deconstruction. The important questions for understanding the meaning fo this change are like this :Why did he propose the dichotomy of theoretical practice/practical theory? Why did he abandon the dichotomy and propose new study of change of category of criticism? Why did he categorize his criticism as analytic deconstruction?The category of theoretical practice/practical theory is designed to overcome the dichotomy of the purism/the engagement. The theoretical practice is defined as the expression of the reality as it is. The contrast between the expression of the reality as it is and utopia can become the power to deny the oppressive society. The attitude of denial of reality is another important factor. However, the attitude of denial of reality could be the self-deception or self-justification, which became one reason of the birth of new study of category of criticism. New study of category of criticism is different from the former one like this :there is continuity between practical theory and prospective for people, and there is discontinuity between theoretical practice and literary transcendentalism․analytic deconstruction. The continuity means the rejection of becoming means of ideology. The discontinuity is the result of change of view about literary transcendentalism. Literary transcendentalism can deteriorate in society of violence. In this situation, Kim Hyun adopted the method of self-monitoring, the analysis of human desire, and the method of shame. The category of analytic deconstruction is the result of this new method. In summary, the change of the study of category of criticism is to find the literature’s role of society denial, and self-reflection of one’s own desire and the the method of shame is the answer to that problem. This can be efficient method of social participation of literature in society of violence, but this also became the obstacle of Kim Hyun’s literary thinking.