해방기 문학장에서 시문학의 자기 비판과 민족 문학론

Abstract

In the Liberation Period, ‘Chosun munhakga dongmaeng[조선문학가동맹, Korea Writers Alliance]’ and ‘Joongang munhwa hyeophweo[중앙문화협회(Central Culture Association)]’ were representative writer’s organization where literature and politics were intervened. Even though there were writers who can be called moderate wing, this paper aims to examine how self-criticism and national consciousness transformed into poetic embodiment by focusing on those two organizations. In a society, some areas like politics, academics, art can be analyzed independently. And each individual area has its own purposes and interests. During the Liberation Period literature field was subordinated to political field. But we should focus on the intrinsic purpose or interest of literature field which cannot be attributed to political field. In this period Korea Writers Alliance putting basis on the people strived to establish national literature. This organization tried to be pathfinder of new era through self-critical statement of young poets as well as that of Im-hwa[임화], Oh-Janghwan[오장환]. They attempted to correct mistakes by poetic activity and believed that poetic activity can be paralleled with public statement. The key theme of literature area in the Liberation Period is national literature theory. This theory was connected to supreme task of national states. So every player struggled to be a representative of nation which functioned as most valuable symbolic capitals. Korea Writers Alliance preoccupied this capital by virtue of a progressive criticism. But the concept of nation or nationalism transformed into diverse directions. So Central Culture Association could achieve another aspect of nation by focusing on traditionalism or classicism putting foundation for pure literature movement of the Liberation Period.