김상훈 유고시집 『열원』 연구

Abstract

To fully appreciate Sanghun Kim’s poetry, the scope of his poetry should be expanded into the poetry after his defect to North Korea. However, as the data about his achievements and activities in poetry is insufficient, discussion on a collection of poems published by newly found pen name, “Yeolwon”(Hun Kim, Munye-sa, 1993), in this study is very meaningful to appreciate his poetry after his defect to North Korea. “Yeolwon” consists of 5 chapters, largely classified into three collections except 12 pieces of work in chapter 1, ‘Starts of the Guide’ which reflected the ideology of literary circle in North Korea as it was. In the first collection, poetry in chapter 2, the reality of the time found in ‘a general record of troops’ and etc. is realized as a vestige of feudal society, the arrogance of the American imperialism, and bureaucratic corruption. Next, in the second collection, poetry in chapter 3 and 4, a drive to survive together in spite of anxieties in reality is manifested as a fighting will, symbolized as ‘a flag.’ And the last, in the third collection, poetry in chapter 5, a strong longing for ‘mother’ which was brought by division of one nation is related with a strong hope for reunification. Kim’s collection after the defect to North Korea is not much different from the one before the defect. In fact, he had realized a narration of a recovery of ‘a stolen land’ before the defect; while he had established a description of a loss and a recovery, striving to healing ‘a divided land’ after the defect. In conclusion, it was found that Sanghun Kim’s poetry is deeply related with Korean people’s destiny as an expression of ‘liberty of mother nation and a burning love yearning for happiness of the people.’