한국연극사에서 『사상계』의 위치연구- 연극전문지 공백기(1950～60년대)의 『사상계』 극문학 수록양상 중심으로 -

Abstract

This study is one of the tasks to understand the flow of the korean modern theater, which focuses on the existence of the Sasangye despite of the recession and depression after the Korean War, which is the main reason for the revival of the modern theater in the 1960s. Overcoming the ravages of war, In the period from the late 1950s to the 1960s, the theatrical circles is so active that it is called the Renaissance or the start of modern theater in Korea, and the prevalence of academic dramas based on Korea University and Yonsei University and the activities of the theatrical company are outstanding. Also, the activities of researchers and critics who come in contact with the advanced theater culture centered in the United States play a major role in revitalizing the postwar theatrical circles depressed. Accordingly, It can be said that it was the time when the need of professional theater magazines became more desperate, introducing so many western theater theories and performing culture, informing and analyzing the trends of the Korean theater circles. But, just after the liberation of Korea, the theatrical magazine, the ≪Play Literature≫ came out briefly, but the professional theater magazines couldn't be found anything later in the 1950s. In 1965, only quarterly magazine, the ≪Theater≫ was released barely, and finally, it was discontinued due to financial difficulties after twice publications. Like this, In the 1950s and 1960s, which is what we would call the barren period of the professional theater magazines, it is very interesting to note that the Sasangye, which was not the literary coterie magazine but the general magazines, accepted the theater theses and the advanced theater theories. The Sasangye, from 1953, the first publication year, has published consistently creative plays and translation plays and the advanced theater theories. In the peak of circulation, on the occasion of ‘4.19’(1960), the amount of theater writing is also noticeably increased, showing an unusual aspect of drawing curve similar to the Sasangye circulation. This study is meant to examine the topography of Korean theater history in the 1950s and 1960s by looking into the plays, plays theses and the critical aspects published in the Sasangye. For the objectivity of the study, aspects of writtings in the Hyundae-MoonHak, which was representative pure literary magazine and journal articles on dramatic literature on the ≪Chosun Ilbo≫, the ≪Dong-A Ilbo≫, and other daily newspapers are used as the contrast groups with the Sasangye, which were contemporary with the Sasangye all.