김현의 소설비평에 대한 연구 - 비평 인식과 사유체계를 중심으로

Abstract

Criticism of novel by Kim Hyeon includes some unique concepts which are widely seen over his whole criticism, for example, ‘customs,’ ‘style of idea,’ ‘complex about a new one,’ ‘consciousness on history,’ ‘archeology of culture,’ ‘nihilism,’ ‘psychological defeatism,’ ‘shamanism,’ ‘formalization,’ ‘as it is,’ ‘place where life is worthwhile’ etc. His critical thinking system is based on close connection among them. Kim Hyeon’s efforts in criticism was to overcome falling behind of Korean literature from middle of 1960s when his critical world started to be formed. So Kim Hyeon asserted to form Korean unique customs and emphasized thorough recognition about historical responsibility. And through archeology of culture, he explored style of idea and imagination system of Korean literature while suggesting important mission of overcoming shamanism and nihilism. He put importance on exactly seeing reality and disclosing ‘as it is,’ This was an important criterium to him to understand and assess novel. One of things that Kim Hyeon read in novel was matter of willingness of life and salvation. His wish through his life so long was ‘a place where life is worthwhile’ where people are happy and like a human being. Kim Hyeon wanted to see reality ‘as it is’ and site of life through novel. He also dreamed of an world‒to‒be, a happy world, and ‘a place where life is worthwhile.’ Sound establishment of Korean literature and his desire for ‘place where life is worthwhile’ were wish of life and literature.