문학의 자율성이라는 난경 ―《문학과지성》과 《문학과사회》 를 다시 연결하며

Abstract

In existing studies, it is generally assumed that Literature and Intelligence pursued "literary autonomy," and it is often summarized that at the time of its founding, it denied all suppression of literary freedom and declared that it would recognize the contradictions of real society through structural analysis. While it seems clear that freedom was central to the founding of Literature and Intelligence, the implications of freedom need to be reconsidered in different contexts. In particular, the background and process of the founding of Literature and Intelligence in 1970, as well as their literary orientation, can be easily understood in terms of a sense of 'generation'. Considering that they have continued their literary orientation through generational 'replacement', the orientation and attitude of the subject is always bound to change, and the 'system of literature' is naturally centered. Under this 'literary' orientation, the concept of freedom and autonomy again becomes problematic. This paper aims to examine specifically how the media of Literature and Intelligence, which was founded in 1970 and published up to 41 issues in 1980, and Literature and Society, which was reprinted in 1988 and continues to this day under the name of Moonji Publishing Co., have thought about the concept of freedom in the literary field, and what plans and practices have been made in the name of literary autonomy. It examines the process of overcoming this through a constant drive for renewal, even as it inevitably comes to the realization that literary autonomy can paradoxically become a mechanism of oppression and restriction.