장만영 시연구

Abstract

Jang, Man-Young proceeded to the platform in 1930s when poetry in my country began to make sure genuine features, and being a poet who took charge of pure literature, or a portion of it at that time. He steadily went on doing activities to the just before he died in 1976. Besides, he translated and published many foreign poetry, and broadened his poetic susceptibility, which projected on writing poetry. Nevertheless, as I study his literary work in detail, I can't deny the fact that readers pointedly called him 'a pastoral poet,' or 'a scenery poet,' is extremely superficial. In this thesis, I perceived by his attitude of writing that he made an intellectualistic work and had the feature of imagist, and then observed main theme. First of all, as to the figure of imagist, I examined intensively the descriptive ability that his poetry revealed. In that process, I confirmed that he described the landscape about particular situation and the mechanism of filtering out the passion drawing natural scenery, not direct expression of poetic impulse. On the other hand, I noticed his poetic style and several experiments, identified the reality about esthetic distance establishing through the process. Lastly, after studying 'the maternal world' which was carving from the childhood and influencing in every poem, and 'the world of an inspiration of the child' missing his mother, I condensed the two world into an only one in motif. As stated, this thesis was progressing the discussion chiefly on characteristics prospecting affirmatively under the present conditions. Therefore, the limit his poetry revealed was passed over inevitably by me. Nonetheless, I recollect above mentioned debate is depicted as an expedient clarifying many poems. So, I think that historical position of Jang, Man-Young as a poet must be prepared with Shin, Seok-Jung, Jung, Ji-Yong, Kim, Kwang-Gyun etc. as well.