韓國 近·現代 베스트셀러文學에 나타난 讀書의 社會史－近代 베스트셀러小說의 戀愛談論을 중심으로－

Abstract

Even though a best seller is an important criterion to presume a culture of one country and the index which can diagnose a social phenomenon of it, its deep study has not been performed until recently. Therefore, based on this stated problem, this paper's purpose is to ascertain the social background which led a bestseller and the reading desire of the modern audience, especially in the formation process of a Korean modern initial best seller. 1930's is the times that started a great number of best seller novels spill out with an beginning of modern publication culture and the increase of reading population. That is a result of combination and coexistence of heterogeneous aspects in modern and pre-modern period. 1930's was the times when pre-modern and a modern element existed at the same time, and the heterogeneous aspects constantly collided each other. Also, these times' audiences had not only the admiration about consumption culture which is represented by West civilization but also criticism sprite at the same time. A heat of love discourses are reflected in modern best seller novels by women audiences who increased very quickly in this time. In the emergence of educated girl students, who were educated by a woman education heat, became a set of group which led reading culture since middle of 1930's. The interest about romance got into stride after 1920's became to the center for an educated woman while coming in 1930's, and an aspect as this is reflected well in those days best seller novels. While an interest about love is put together with desire for civilization in a best seller novel of these times, enlightening love discourses flourished more than any other times. Therefore, it is carrying the common characteristic that ‘permanent love’ or ‘absolutely pure and supreme love’ which did by sublime woman or a man was emphasized in most modern best seller novels.