한국고전번역학 연구의 현황과 과제-『고전번역연구』 와 『민족문화』 분석을 중심으로-

Abstract

This paper aimed to draw the future tasks after examining the current status of Translation studies of Korean classics. Even though the translation of Korean classics has been continued for a long time, the establishment of the Institute for the Translation of Korean Classics(韓國古典飜譯院) in 2007 and the Society for the Translation of the Korean Classics(韓國古典飜譯學會) in 2009 was the main opportunity for the academic research in earnest. Thus, this paper analyzed the current status of researches by analyzing theses contained in Journal of Translation of Korean Classics and Journal of Korean Classics, journals published by the Society for the Translation of the Korean Classics and the Institute for the Translation of Korean Classics. So far, in the area of translation studies, the tendency of researches was mainly examined based on the classification system of Western theories. However, this paper applied a new classification method reflecting the current condition of translation site of Korean classics. Journal of Translation of Korean Classics showed the high percentage of non-theses while Journal of Korean Classics included less theses related to translation studies of Korean classics. Targeting total 72 theses related to translation studies of Korean classics, the percentage of original arrangement and literature translation was high, which was followed by translation theory, translation of historical literature, and translation of specialized area in order. It might be much influenced by the project composition system of the Institute for the Translation of Korean Classics. And most of the theses were presented under the special themes of symposiums while individual researches were very insufficient. For the future development of translation studies of Korean classics, it would be necessary to actively accept general theories of translation studies, and also to establish the educational system to cultivate not only translators, but also researchers. In order to form specialized researcher groups, more active supporting measures should be established. Also, for reinforcing its status as studies, it would be necessary to define the characters of translation studies of Korean classics, and to be settled down in the academic research area.