‘작가(作家)’ 관련 개념의 변용 양상과 ‘작가론(作家論)’의 형성 과정 - 1910년대～1930년대 중반 식민지 조선의 경우를 중심으로 -

Abstract

This study analyzed the aspect of the multi-lateral use of the ‘author’ related concept by focusing on the middle of 1910s~1930s when the contemporary literature was being created. The searching on the aspect of ‘author’ related concept is linked with the purpose of analyzing on the motive of ‘author theory’ creation. By means of this, this study explores the point to reflect the ‘author’ related study critically which are performed at the field of education and criticism to date. The practice of calling the subject of the creation as a concept of ‘author’ in the colonized Choseon in 1920s~1930s. It had been differentiated with the style of the past times when they had called the subject of creation as a ‘writer’ or ‘journalist’The concept of the ‘author’ reflected the social changes which put the weight on the creation activities based on the imaginative power and creativity. In conjunction with these changes, the literature activities of each author could be the object for the critical evaluation. The discussion on the ‘literary man’ which was presented on the media such as 『Gaebyeok』 and 『Choseon Mundan』 in the beginning and middle of 1920s had made influence on the creation of ‘author theory.’ In the early of 1920s, the arguments emphasizing the social roles of the creation subject while they called the author as ‘literary man.’ The 『Choseon Mundan』 and 『Gaebyeok』 where the discussion on the literary man had been published were the media which performed the evaluation on each author. The author theory published on these media had the both nature of recording the personal impression of a certain author and criticizing the literature activity of the author. The combined ‘author theory’ of figure impression record and study on the author had been used by modification into two streams in the latter part of 1920s and middle of 1930s. Firstly, the work of arranging the history of modern literature in Choseon was made in the various medias at the latter half of 1920s. Jong Hwa Park and Dong In Kim who had performed such work tried to describe the Choseon literature history based on their works after selecting the representative authors of Choseon literature. Their works have meaning of raising the author as a subject of changing the literature history. Secondly, the media representing 1930s, 『Samchunri』 planned the special edition summarizing the literal activities of the authors representing Korea before and after 1933. The special edition of 『Samchunri』 extended the objects of the description to the representative authors and it has a meaning of consistent publishing of the author theory.