한국근대작가론의 형성과 미완의 흔적 -김동인의 작가론 서술 양상과 그 의미-

Abstract

This study examined the narrative aspects and the meaning study of writers through Kim Dong-in's representative one. The writings targeted at writers by Kim Dong-in can be classified into impressive remark on writers, condolences notes and study of writers, and the focus of narration was focused on the personality of writers. Kim Dong-in did not deny that the works are the creation by writers and the reflection of ideology and emotions. However, when it came to the writers he was not well aware of such as Kim So-wol, he had no other choice but to display the narrative attitude of understanding the writer through the person's work. As the result, he suggested two types of narrative forms about study of writers. Kim Dong-in divided the personality of writer into superficial personality and the personality in work and set discovering the hidden truth of writers as motivation to write the study of writers. Furthermore, he aimed for the creation of truth by introducing ideal writer and demanding to cultivate writer’s mind in reality. This study identified that the character in study of writers by Kim Dong-in corresponds with his novel theories, the subject in study of writers has the status of writer, and thus writing the study of writers is an act of creation. 「Chunwon Research」 discarded the immaturity in the study of writers at a previous ages in the sense that it displayed a logical narrative aspect and described study of writers at the level of creation based on writer's subjectivity. The narrative attitude of Kim Dong-in differed when he was trying to explain the failure of work through writer and when he was aiming to discover the hidden truth of writer. 「Chunwon Research」 was written according to the historical and biographical criticism and the formalistic criticism. In the sense that it has discussions by connecting the life with literature of Lee Gwang-su and at the same time analyzes the work deeply, it is evaluated as a multilateral approach. However, the historical and biographical criticism stays at the general level and consistently remains as the formalistic criticism. This arises from the inadequacy of Kim Dong-in. Kim Dong-in's meager narration with regard to the biographical events of Lee Gwang-su is the circumstantial evidence which indicates how unaware of Lee Gwang-su he had been - the extent of not trying to know about him. One thing to note is that it is undeniable that the modern korean study of writers was able to go one step further based on the traces of critical endeavor and failure presented by 「Chunwon Research」.