신석정 시의 상징체계 연구

Abstract

This paper aims to find Symbol-System of Shin, Seok-Jeong's poetry focusing main images and words of his poetry. Shin, Seok-Jeong was one of pioneering poet. he developed the proper function of lyric poetry based on unusual utopia consciousness in Korean modern poetry. In addition, he was individual poet reformed participation poet before and after the liberation. His poetry during fifty years had formed its own context throughout literary meaning and participation poet. Shin, Seok-Jeong's poetry during fifty years of the Japanese colonial rule and division period was based on pellucid the country lyric and negative perception of reality represented ‘Night’. His poetry seeks mostly pure love of human, life, peace. His poetry is rooted in Korean traditional lyric to commune with 天, 地, 人. Especially, Shin, Seok-Jeong's poetry as utopia recovery poetry during paradise lost period and the Japanese colonial rule had unique meaning and individual position. Paradise lost found in Shin, Seok-Jeong's poetry were effective poetic symbol for getting over deprivation of the time and crisis killed sovereignty and right to live. And Shin, Seok-Jeong poet suggested what is a desirable way of poet and poetry since 1930. And then, he kept his distance from republic of letters of division period and radical public literature. He committed himself to poet's duty of reality participation, at the same time he was flowered pure lyric poetry. His poetry should gain attention because it combined classical scholarship with pure lyricism. So republic of letters begin in earnest about his poetry.