영·호남 시조문학의 전개 양상 - 현대시조를 중심으로 -

Abstract

This study aims to see the development of Sijo, one kind of Korean poetic form, looking into the theory of Sijo suggested by Cho Un, Garam Lee Byeonggi, and Nosan Lee Eunsang who intended the modernization of Korean Sijo beyond its regionality in Yeongnam and Honam regions in Korea. And prior to discussion about modernization of Sijo, it would be essential to discuss about the representative Sijo poets - Garam Lee Byeonggi and Cho Un who represent Honam region and Nosan Lee Eun-sang, Lee Yeoungdo, and Lee Hou who represent Yeongnam region - first of all. It the modern period of Korea, it was really hard to carry on its traditional genres due to the increasing crisis in national literature with the flood of foreign literature, and these people above made great efforts to promote the innovation pivoting around Korean tradition, insisting the innovation of Sijo through Sijo Revivals. Modern Sijo was led to Sijo Revivals spearheaded by Choi Namseon, Lee Gwangsu, Jeong Inbo, Lee Eunsang, and Lee Byeonggi in 1925. And this was soon led to a movement to modernize Korean Sijo, through a number of different experimental attempts, including new awareness on poetic diction, introduction of serial poetry, and a wide range of modern sensibility. In the late 1920s, Sijo became innovated by Garam, Nosan, and Cho Un, and a new field of Sijo literature was pioneered accordingly. In order to keep up with this modernization trend, Nosan Lee Eunsang expressed his strong historical consciousness, Garam Lee Byeonggi attempted novelty by elaborating words in a more sensitive way, and Cho Un tried to bring lyrical images through his works. There is no doubt that there are definitely tangible and intangible boundary lines between different nations, civilizations, religions, regions, and even individuals. However, human, as a social being, makes efforts in order to move in and out of the boundary line and break it for each other's interest.Discourse in modern literature is communication and interaction. And as literary persons, we are expected to keep our tradition through Sijo so that we could move towards the age of communication for modern Sijo of the 21th century.