낭객(浪客) 신채호와 정명(正名)의 문학-디아스포라적 위치성을 중심으로

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to explore the literary view and its meaning of Dan-jae Shin Chae-ho as a Diaspora. In the 1900s, Shin Chae-ho had led the modern transformation of literary novel; however, after the Japanese annexation of Korea, his position in the colonial Joseon literature became rather ambiguous. Still, Shin Chae-ho maintained the connection with Joseon literary circles after he had exiled to overseas. It is required to note that he sometimes actively intervened in the matter in Joseon literary circles. Danjae developed the literary views called ‘Jeong-myeong-lon(正名論)’, which can be translated as ‘honest and proud cause for the literature’theory. It was a response the aestheticism theory on the literature at the time. Being out of or at the border of Joseon, Danjae argued that there should be a ‘struggle between the ego (我) and non-ego(非我)’ with literature. He thought that the literature can be understood as a format of art in accordance with modern classification of intelligence; however, he established that the ‘ontological value’ and ‘ethic duty’ should complement each other based on the thought of the ego. He also actively realized the ‘emancipating value’ of the novel by anti-standard writings. The argument of Danjae shows the variation in the literary view before the annexation. The dominating view, which explains the history of modern literature focusing on the aesthetic autonomy, becomes unfamiliar by the argument of Danjae. In the time frame,Danjae’s literature exposes the connection between the two periods of ‘before the annexation’and ‘after the annexation’. In the spatial horizon, Danjae’s literature suggests that the modern Korean literature should also accommodate the Diaspora literature in other countries than Joseon and Japan.