1910년대 후반 주요한의 소설 번역 연구 －학지광, 기독청년을 중심으로－

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to examine how Joo Yo Han proceeded in his translating western short novels, which appeared in media created by Korean students who studied in Tokyo during the late 1910’s. Its subsequent linkage with the magazine, Changjo will also be analysed in terms of literature history throughout this paper. The magazine Hakjikwang,GidokCheongnyeon and Yeojagye were representing media among Korean students in Tokyo in the late 1910’s and they were all under the literature category. However, most of their pages consisted of certain editorials. Moreover, in those magazines the novel was considered as an idea which corrupts morality or a material only degenerates read. Joo Yo Han criticized the overemphasis on editorials and incorrect understanding towards novels through a literature editorial, 「Heoteunsori」 in the September 1918 issue of GidokCheongnyeon. He also translated three western short novels in eight parts from October 1918 to January 1920. Tolstoy’s <God sees the truth, but waits> and Shakespeare’s <Shakespeare’s story (Tempest)> were translated in GidokCheongnyeon and Mikhail Artsybashev’s <Night> was translated in Hakjikwang. Joo Yo Han experienced the world literature collection with Kim Dong In since they were in Myeongchi middle school. He acknowledged the artistic value of western novels which he thought was in contrast to popular novels. There were other literati including Kim Dong In who were of the same opinion as well, but the fact that Joo Yo Han actually put his thought into action, translating western novels, differentiate him from them. His work, which started from literature editorial to translation in 1910, was completed with his foundation of Changjo, the first pure literary magazine in the history of Korean literature. He attempted to introduce novels fitting his standards before founding Changjo. For this purpose,when publishing novels in magazines, publication frequency, page size and other characteristics of each magazine were prudently considered. Despite the fact that it is worthwhile to give attention to Joo Yo Han translating work in the late 1910’s, in terms of Korean literature history, it has hardly ever been studied so far. Therefore, it is necessary to re－evaluate his important role considering increasing interest towards media created by Korean students in Tokyo during that time and the fact that more documents are being studied lately.