아동문학 분야 고전물 발간 특징과 대중화 방향

Abstract

This study aims to examine the current status of children's literature publications in classical literature and suggest directions for popularization. The narrative methods of classical children's literature can be largely divided into direct/free translation type and adaptation/creation type. The direct/free translation type maintains the content and form of the original text while translating it into modern language, applying principles of reduction, deletion, and additional explanation. Particularly in sections with many Chinese characters and historical references, strategies are required to minimize footnotes and replace them with simple expressions. This is intended to enhance readability for child readers while preserving the original meaning. The adaptation/creation type maintains the core of the original work while utilizing various strategies such as creating new characters, transforming structures, and changing perspectives. It involves creating characters not present in the original text, giving personality to existing characters, modifying the original structure, creating new events, and reconstructing events from new perspectives. These attempts are designed to increase child readers' interest and understanding. To popularize classical literature as children's literature, several elements are necessary: expanding interest to child readers, continuous institutional support, establishing criteria for content selection, and utilizing undiscovered original texts. Particular attention should be paid to discovering and utilizing new original texts such as unofficial histories and folk tales, requiring a comprehensive approach that considers modern children's cognitive and emotional characteristics beyond simple linguistic conversion. Standards should be established through cooperation between children's literature and classical literature fields to preserve the value of original texts while considering children's receptivity. These efforts will serve as an important foundation for passing our cultural heritage to future generations and forming cultural identity.