어린이와 신소년 창간 초기 서사에 나타난 근대적 내면 연구

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explore how modernity is reflected in the works of the formative period of Korean children’s literature. This approach is significant in that, unlike previous studies on the formation process of Korean children’s literature, which traced the extrinsic context from a historical perspective, it examines whether modernity is reflected as an intrinsic quality of the works. To this end, the study analyzed the modern internality in the early narratives of “Shinsonyeon” and “Eorini”, which conducted important roles during the formative period of Korean children’s literature. As a result, it was found that the old stories and adapted fairy tales published in the early issues of “Shinsonyeon” revealed pre-modern narrative characteristics, but characters and narrators with modern internality gradually appeared. In the case of “Eorini”, original works were actively included from the beginning, and these works utilized character perspectives, employed characters’ inner selves as subjects of consciousness, and displayed aspects of modern narratives. It is expected that through such a perspective in research, the modernity of Korean children’s literature can be explored in depth, and its unique aesthetics can be understood.