근대 전환기 문종(文種) 관념의 변천

Abstract

This study examined the series of processes through which the modern concept of literary species emerged and changed in language education during the modern transition period (from the 1900s to the 1930s). In Korean language education, Munjong (文種), meaning species, refers to a concept encompassing literary works and non-literary works such as explanatory exposition and discourse. This study defined Munjong as categorizing text in a specific way. This study focused on the modern transition period, during which the idea of categorizing text has rapidly changed and greatly influenced modern language education, analyzing the Dogbons (讀本) and other teaching tools used in language education at that time. Since the 1910s, Munjong has categorized texts into four types—discussion, explanation, narrative, and description—focusing on the psychological mechanism of human communication. In the 1920s, as people’s increased leisure time allowed them to engage in literary pursuits like reading and writing increased, Munjong was divided into various types such as diaries, letters, and sentimentals. It then expanded into literature, as evidenced by the Literature Reader (文藝讀本), which showcased achievements of modern literature such as poetry, novels, plays, and fairy-tales for use in writing education. Thus, the Munjong concept expanded to encompassing non-literature and literature.