한일 상징주의론의 전개와 ‘생명’ 개념 도입의 비교 고찰

Abstract

This paper is intended to closely examine the formation process of modern poetry while considering ‘symbolism’ as others in the early modern Korea and Japan, and to study and compare the logic of forming their own free verse. The study thoroughly investigates how the concept of ‘life’ is introduced in context when developing their discussions of free verse between two countries. The perception gap about ‘life’ can provide the opportunity to reveal marked characteristics of bilateral modern literature. During the forty years of the Meiji period, Japanese literary world introduced the concept of ‘life’ to advocate free verse in that it showed ego itself feelings, while it judged symbolism as having limitations to include modern people’s emotions in everyday life. On the contrary, Joseon literary world in the early modern period introduced the concept of ‘life’ not only to save personal life by broadening symbolism to various aspects of life but also to be in harmony with whole life. Therefore, the perceptual difference of ‘life’ in Korean and Japanese modern poetry indicates that Joseon literature forms unique characteristics itself rather than showing the limitation that it does not accept Japanese literature properly.