백석 시에 나타난 ‘마음’의 형상화 방식과 의미

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the figurative methods and meanings of "mind" in Baek Seok's poetry. For that purpose, the study first looked into the frequency and environments of "mind" in his poems on the basis of the division of korea and examined the ways of mind embodiment and spatialization in his poems through the metaphorical structure theory of Lakoff. Taking notice of the special uses of adjectives embellishing "mind"in his poems, the investigator also examined how the meanings of "mind"were established in his poems through the usages of those adjectives. The research findings were as follows: the study paid attention to the fact that the poetic word "mind" was used separately from "heart" and chosen to show certain positive values in his poems. The study also focused on the process in which the abstract poetic word "mind" obtained concreteness in his works. The poet granted brightness, depth, and weight to "mind" in his poems, thus achieving the embodiment of "mind." Taking advantage of Lakoff's metaphorical structure theory, the investigator also found that he used "mind" as a metaphor for a container holding something or a space with a layer. The embodiment and spatialization of "mind' resulted in emotional concreteness in his poems. In Baek Seok’s poetry after the division of korea, the idiomatic usage of “mind” stood out and brought out typed theme of north korean literature. Especially through the combination of poetic diction as ‘red mind’, Baek Seok’s poetry brought out the aspiration of socialism. There was a high percentage of adjectives depicting the states of "mind" in his works; "sad" and "sorrowful" were usually used to reveal compassion for the object, and "lonely," "solitary," "poor" and "white" were used to show the speaker's self-examination attitude. In the process of investigating the usages and meanings of "mind" and the adjectives describing the states of "mind," the study found the possibility of examining and understanding the poet's "mind" in its relations with the ways that "mind" had been understood in the Oriental culture and especially the process of understanding "mind" in the mind studies of Confucianism. The problematic consciousness of the study was influenced by a recent research trend of integrated humanism to settle down the theoretical system of mind understanding in Oriental philosophy in the context of modern humanism.