김수영과 만나는 새로운 길, 김춘수의 눈(目)으로 바라본 ‘증인부재 도식’

Abstract

This paper discusses how the poet Kim Chun-Su viewed the concept of the “diagram of witness absence” (“ethics of automatic descriptions”), which is a new form of engagement poetry that can be confirmed in the Summary of Engagement Poetry (1967), written by Kim Soo-young. This concept is currently newly established by a small number of researchers. Accordingly, in order to discuss the concept of “diagram of witness absence” (“ethics of automatic descriptions”) in greater detail, this paper sought assistance from the gaze of the poet Kim Chunsu who more than anyone else seriously contemplated Kim Soo-young’s literature. This paper reviewed all of the following: Freud’s theories that are observed in Kim Chun-Su’s poetry critiques, the remarks on Kim Soo-Young in his prose, and poetry writing methodology such as surrealism. Based on the result of this review, the paper examined the relevance with the “ethics of automatic descriptions.” The conclusion is as follows. Kim Chun-Su discussed unconsciousness in the realm of habits. He asserted that “unconsciousness” and “consciousness” are in a conflicting relationship. He also emphasized that the methodology of automatic descriptions can reveal sociality without having to be conscious of sociality. This “unconscious” poetry-writing as put forth by Kim Chun-Soo appears to be similar to Kim Soo-Young’s “ethics of automatic descriptions.” However, one can see a difference between the two poets. That is, an unconscious characteristic was not less emphasized by Kim Chun-Soo in an ethical aspect. In consideration of this difference, we can hardly say that an ethical aspect was excluded from Kim Chun-soo. Nevertheless, one cannot help but admit that this energy was lacking in comparison with Kim Soo-young. This difference split the courses of literature and brought about a change to the future impact on the subsequent literary generation.