북한 아동문학의 기원―초기 주도세력의 형성과 그 성격―

Abstract

Division of our country is new historical accident in Korean children’s literature. Largely, the period from independence in 1945 until ceasefire is reorganization period of children’s literary circles in South and North Korea. This paper tried to explore origin of N. Korean children’s literature by investigating the process of reorganization of children’s literary circles during the period. As ‘North Chosun arts union’ was organized in Pyungyang on March 25, 1946, literary circles with different pursuit each other were formed in South and North Korea. And writers in KAPF in Japanese ruling era played an important role in the process of arranging N. Korean literary organization. They are important figures of ‘Yeomgunsa’ such as Song Yeong, and Park Se-yeong, KAPF members such as Shin Go-song, Lee Dong-gyu, Kim Wu-cheol, Lee Won-woo, Jeong Cheong-san, Hong Goo, Park A-ji, Eom Heung-seop etc – the KAPF members actively acted in 『Byeolnara』 and 『Shinsonyun』. They actively acted for establishment of N. Koreanliterary circles fit to way of the political party during the period from ‘North Chosun arts union’ to ‘Chosun literature and the arts union’ including 6.25 war. N. Korean children’s literature formed active lineup in 1950s under the influences of defected writers to N. Korea who can be KAPF ‘non-convert axis’ and existing writers in N. Korea. Especially, Song Yeong, Park Se-yeong, and Han Seol-ya were initial essential figures who instructed children’s literature part which remained in weak area until then. In short, N. Korean literary circles had this history to be formed: Yeomgunsa(1923)―KAPF(1925)―Chosun proletarian literary union(1945)― North Chosun literature and the arts union (1946)― Chosun literature and the arts union (1953). There are such clear flow and major writers of 『Byeolnara』 and 『Shinsonyun』 were in the center of the flow as beginning forces. From this, it can be known that N. Korean children’s literature in 1950s when division situation was fixed was originated from literature movement based on socialism connected to ‘Yeomgunsa’ in Japanese ruling era. However, from 1960s, historical origin was changed by influences of Caesar due to characteristics of N. Korean political system. That is, status of KAPF fell and literature of anti-Japan revolution focused on Kim Il-seong newly appeared. Accordingly, it is necessary to identify that present N. Korean children’s literature becomes more far from tradition of children’s literature in Japanese ruling era.