현대성의 흔적과 현실성의 징후 - 김규동 시집 『죽음 속의 영웅』을 중심으로

Abstract

Kim Gyu-dong's collection of poems, "Hero in Death," is a collection of poems published after breaking the silence of 19 years after publishing two collections of poetry that explored modernity in the 1950s. This collection of poems is at the point of transition from modernity to reality when considering the steps of a poet. A number of proper nouns that symbolize modernity appear in this collection of poems, such as poems from the 1950s. However, the proper nouns in the collection of poems differ from the previous ones in that they are recontextualized within the text. In this process, the sensory world is illuminated by the people around them and their families, and the history and memories of Korea are recalled to enrich the reality of poetry. In addition, this collection of poems shows signs of democracy and unification, the main topics of poetry since the 1970s. The longing for mother developed into a message of overcoming division, and respect for the memories and stories of individual subjects developed into the aspiration of democracy. Kim Gyu-dong's poetic change did not change his interests in the concept or abstract dimension, but that interest in specific individuals gathered and reached different personalities. Through this collection of poems, “Hero in Death”, it can be confirmed that there was such a respect for individuality because of a transition that is difficult to find in the history of Korean literature in the second half of the 20th century, and the change from a modernist to a realist.